Caravaggio (1571-1610) Cena in Emmaus (Supper at Emmaus) 1601 Oil and tempera on canvas, 141 × 196.2 cm National Gallery, London On the third day after the Crucifixion two of Jesus’s disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus. On the road they…
Vernon in Art: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) L’église de Vernon 1883 Private collection Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Île aux Orties près de Vernon 1897 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Deaths: • Koelin-Leenhoff, Léon (1852-1927) • Monet, Michel (1878-1966) See also: • Cities | France
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (Saint John the Baptist) 1604–1606 Oil on canvas, 94 x 131 cm Galleria Corsini, Roma The authenticity of this painting has long been doubted, although there are other versions of the same subject created by Caravaggio…
Rulers: • Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) • Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610) • Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Deaths: • Elizabeth I,…
Established: 1883 Address: Viale delle Belle Arti 131 – 00197 Roma Website: https://lagallerianazionale.com/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Francesco in meditazione (Saint Francis in Meditation) 1606–1607 Oil on canvas, 123 x 92.5 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma In a gloomy and arid scenery, Saint Francis wraps a skull with his hands. He is meditating about death, considered to…
Rulers: • Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610) • Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Births: • Corneille, Pierre (1606-1684) • Rembrandt (1606-1669) Literature: • Middleton, Thomas…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Narciso (Narcissus) 1597–1599 Oil on canvas, 113.3 x 94 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma The classical myth of Narcissus had been frequently represented since antiquity, but the version by Caravaggio is distinguished by its unusual compositional scheme, conceived rather like a…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith Beheading Holofernes) c.1599 Oil on canvas, 145 x 195 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma Three characters and a red cloth in the background: few elements, capable of orchestrating a true theater of opposites. Darkness and light,…
Established: 1883 Location: Via della Lungara 10, Roma Website: https://barberinicorsini.org/ Collection: • Caravaggio (1571-1610): San Giovanni Battista (1604-06) See also: • Museums | Roma (Italia)