Month: November 2021

Paysannes bretonnes dans un champ (1889)

Bernard, Émile (1868-1941) Paysannes bretonnes dans un champ (Breton peasant women in a field) 1889 Watercolor and charcoal on paper, 21.8 x 15.6 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Bretagne (France)

Un orientale in piedi (s.d.)

Bellini, Gentile (c.1429-1507) Un orientale in piedi (A standing Oriental, three-quarters to the left, wearing a turban) s.d. Pen and brown ink, 20.7 x 11.4 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

Bacchanale (1625-1626)

Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Bacchanale (Bacchanal) 1625–1626 Oil on canvas, 122 x 169 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is a traditional scene from the iconography of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. It depicts his meeting with Ariadne on the island…

Santa Barbara (1522)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Santa Barbara (Saint Barbara) 1522 Oil on panel, 48 x 39 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A portrait of Saint Barbara in profile on a black background. In her hands, she holds a tower, which was her symbol. A…

The Virgin and Child with two Angels (1480-1490)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) The Virgin and Child with two Angels 1480–1490 Oil on panel, 36 x 26 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Virgin appears seated in a walled garden, an allusion to the hortus conclusus or enclosed garden, which symbolizes…

San Girolamo penitente (1546)

Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) San Girolamo penitente (Penitent Saint Jerome) 1546 Oil on canvas, 99 x 90 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Lorenzo Lotto‘s various depictions of the penitent Saint Jerome span early versions influenced by Albrecht Dürer and Giovanni Bellini (Musée…