Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (c.1400-1410)

Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (Madonna and Child Enthroned, Saint Nicholas of Bari, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and a donor) c.1400–1410 Tempera and gold on poplar, 133.4 x 115 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SIGNATURE / INSCRIPTION:…

Gentile da Fabriano

(c.1370–1427) Gentile di Niccolò di Giovanni di Massio The artist’s works: Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi c.1400–1410 Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Polittico di Valle Romita c.1408 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Madonna col Bambino e angeli c.1410 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Incoronazione…

Ratto di Europa (c.1570)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Ratto di Europa (The Rape of Europa) c.1570 Oil on canvas glued to oak panel, 59.5 x 70 cm National Gallery, London The story of the Rape of Europa is told in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Mercury is ordered by his…

L’unione felice (c.1575)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Allegorie dell’amore: L’unione felice (Four Allegories of Love: Happy Union) c.1575 Oil on canvas, 187.4 x 186.7 cm National Gallery, London This is one of a series of four paintings by Veronese that concern the trials and rewards of…

Il rispetto (c.1575)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Allegorie dell’amore: Il rispetto (Four Allegories of Love: Respect) c.1575 Oil on canvas, 186.1 x 194.3 cm National Gallery, London This is one of a series of four paintings by Veronese that concern the trials and rewards of love,…

L’infedeltà (c.1575)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Allegorie dell’amore: L’infedeltà (Four Allegories of Love: Unfaithfulness) c.1575 Oil on canvas, 189.9 x 189.9 cm National Gallery, London This is one of a series of four paintings by Veronese that concern the trials and rewards of love, although…

Il disinganno (c.1575)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Allegorie dell’amore: Il disinganno (Four Allegories of Love: Scorn) c.1575 Oil on canvas, 186.6 x 188.5 cm National Gallery, London This is one of a series of four paintings by Veronese that concern the trials and rewards of…

Cristo tra i dottori del tempio (c.1560)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Cristo tra i dottori del tempio (Christ among the Doctors in the Temple) c.1560 Oil on canvas, 236 × 430 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This work illustrates the final passage of Christ’s childhood (Luke 2, 41-50) when, at…

Cristo e il centurione (c.1571)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Cristo e il centurione (Christ and the Centurion) c.1571 Oil on canvas, 192 × 297 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid With a halo of sainthood over his head, Jesus extends his arm to the centurion who, having converted to…