Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Proserpine (Proserpina) 1874 Oil on canvas, 125.1 cm × 61 cm Tate Britain, London Rossetti explained the subject of Proserpine in a letter to W.A. Turner, who bought a version of the picture in 1877: The figure…
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Ecce Ancilla Domini (The Annunciation) 1849–1850 Oil on canvas, 72.4 × 41.9 cm Tate Britain, London Inspired by the work of early Renaissance artists such as Botticelli (1445-1510) and Fra Angelico (1387-1455), Rossetti sought in this work…
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Self-Portrait 1847 Pencil and white chalk on paper, 20.7 × 16.8 cm National Portrait Gallery, London
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Luis de Góngora y Argote 1622 Oil on canvas, 50.2 x 40.6 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Velázquez‘s abilities as both painter and observer make him one of the great portraitists of Western painting; this early work is…
Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Venere, Adone e Cupido (Venus, Adonis and Cupid) c.1590 Oil on canvas, 212 x 268 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Venus, the Roman goddess of Love and Beauty, is accidentally wounded by one of her son Cupid’s arrows,…
Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Madonna e Bambino con san Giovannino (The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist) 1599–1600 Oil on panel, diameter 29 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This late work whose composition recalls those of Raphael, is…
Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) San Diego salva il ragazzo addormentato nel forno (Saint Didacus saves the sleeping boy in the oven) 1604–1605 Fresco transferred to canvas, 132 x 208 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The paintings in the chapel paid for by the…
Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Il ristoro miracoloso (The miraculous refreshment) 1604–1605 Fresco transferred to canvas, 126 x 230.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The paintings in the chapel paid for by the Spanish banker Juan Enríquez de Herrera in the church of Santiago…
Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) San Diego d’Alcalá riceve l’elemosina (Saint Didacus of Alcalá receiving alms) 1604–1605 Fresco transferred to canvas, 126 x 223.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Annibale Carracci painted these works without previous cartoons as part of a group for the…
Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) San Diego d’Alcalá riceve l’abito francescano (Saint Didacus of Alcalá receiving the franciscan habit) 1604–1605 Fresco transferred to canvas, 132 x 211.1 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Annibale Carracci painted these works without previous cartoons as part of a group…