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Month: October 2020
Lorenzo Ghiberti
(1378–1455) Lorenzo di Bartolo The artist’s works: Sacrificio di Isacco 1401 Museo del Bargello, Firenze Abramo 1425–1452 Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze Adamo ed Eva 1425–1452 Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze Caino e Abele 1425–1452 Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze Davide 1425–1452 Battistero di…
The White Flower (1932)
O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) The White Flower (White Trumpet Flower) 1932 Oil on canvas, 76 x 101 cm San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Despite the influence of many established artists, O’Keeffe was able to develop her own distinctive response to…
Jeune bergère (1885)
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Jeune bergère (Young Shepherdess) 1885 Oil on canvas mounted on board, 157.48 cm x 72.39 cm San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego
Bouquet (1916-1917)
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Bouquet 1916–1917 Oil on canvas, 139.7 x 102.24 cm San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Matisse came to painting later in life than his precocious rival Picasso and was introduced to Impressionism by the late works of…
Madonna col Bambino e santi (c.1411-1413)
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Madonna col Bambino e santi (Madonna and Child with Saints) c.1411–1413 Tempera on panel, 43 x 22 cm San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego
Decollazione del Battista e Banchetto di Erode (c.1427-1428)
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Decollazione del Battista e Banchetto di Erode (Beheading of the Baptist and Herod’s Banquet) c.1427–1428 Tempera on poplar, 19.5 x 22 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Incoronazione della Vergine (c.1434-1435)
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Incoronazione della Vergine (Coronation of the Virgin) c.1434–1435 Tempera on poplar, 209 x 206 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The miter-shaped cutout of the painted surface at the top is original. Main register of an altarpiece from which elements…
Predella della Pala di San Domenico (c.1423-1424)
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Predella della Pala di San Domenico (Predella of the San Domenico Altarpiece, Fiesole) c.1423–1424 Tempera and gold on panel, 32 x 344 cm National Gallery, London Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York These panels come from the predella (lowest part)…
I beati domenicani II (c.1423-1424)
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) I beati domenicani II (The Dominican Blessed) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.6 x 21.9 cm National Gallery, London This panel shows the Dominican Blessed, both tertiaries (those who lived in general society rather than a convent, but were…