(1500–1571) The artist’s works: Saliera 1540–1543 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna La nymphe de Fontainebleau 1542–1543 Musée du Louvre, Paris Perseo con la testa di Medusa 1545–1554 Piazza della Signoria, Firenze Bindo Altoviti 1549 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Works: • Autobiography (English) • The treatises…
Category: Sculptors
Jackson Pollock
(1912–1956) Paul Jackson Pollock The artist’s works: Going West c.1934–1935 Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington Naked Man with Knife c.1938–1940 Tate Britain, London Number 5, 1950 1950 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Brown and Silver I 1951 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Born January 28 1912…
Rosa Bonheur
(1822–1899) Marie-Rosalie Bonheur The artist’s works: Brebis tondue modeled c.1842, cast probably before 1891 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Bélier c.1845–1850 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Boeuf couché modeled 1846 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Taureau qui marche modeled 1846 Metropolitan Museum…
Théodore Géricault
(1791–1824) Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault The artist’s works: Diane Early 19th century Museo del Prado, Madrid Le Sommeil des Paysans c.1808–1812 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Cheval effrayé par la foudre c.1813–1814 National Gallery, London Trompette à cheval de la Garde impériale de…
Jean-Léon Gérôme
(1824–1904) The artist’s works: Portrait de femme 1851 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago César mort c.1859 National Gallery of Art, Washington Les Joueurs de dames 1859 Wallace Collection, London Diogène 1860 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Phryné devant l’Areopage 1861 Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg Napoléon en Egypte…
Luca della Robbia
(1400–1482) Luca di Simone di Marco della Robbia The artist’s works: Madonna della mela 1441–1445 Museo del Bargello, Firenze Dio Padre benedicente c.1450–1460 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago La Natività c.1460 National Gallery of Art, Washington Madonna col Bambino c.1460–1470 Cleveland Museum of…
Filippo Brunelleschi
(1377–1446) The artist’s works: Sacrificio di Isacco 1401 Museo del Bargello, Firenze Madonna col Bambino s.d. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Works: • Santa Croce (Firenze) • Santa Maria del Fiore (Firenze) • Spedale degli Innocenti (Firenze) Born 1377 Firenze (Italia) Died April 15 1446 Firenze (Italia) Buried…
Lorenzo di Credi
(c.1459–1537) Lorenzo d’Andrea d’Oderigo The artist’s works: Madonna della melagrana 1475–1480 National Gallery of Art, Washington Annunciazione 1480–1490 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Madonna col Bambino c.1480–1485 National Gallery, London Madonna che adora il Bambino early 1490s Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Ritratto di…
Andrea del Verrocchio
(1435–1488) Andrea di Michele di Francesco de’ Cioni, called “Il Verrocchio” The artist’s works: San Girolamo c.1460 Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Studio di panneggio late 1460s-early 1470s Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago David c.1466–1469 Museo del Bargello, Firenze Madonna col Bambino e due angeli c.1467–1469…
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…