Self-portrait (1887)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-portrait (F0295-JH1211) 1887 Oil on cardboard, 42 x 34 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam After hearing from his brother Theo about the new colourful French painting, Vincent went to live in Paris in 1886. He soon tried the French…

Deposizione di Cristo nel sepolcro (c.1480)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Deposizione di Cristo nel sepolcro (The Entombment of Christ) c.1480 Partially gilded bronze, silver, 24.4 cm × 44.9 cm × 2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Attributed to Andrea Mantegna (c.1431-1506). This extraordinary work combines the qualities of painting…

Piazza San Marco a Venezia (after 1776)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Piazza San Marco a Venezia (St. Mark’s Square in Venice) after 1776 Oil on canvas, 29.5 × 44.7 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna See also: • Piazza San Marco (Venezia)

Mangiatore di pesce (c.1660)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Mangiatore di pesce (Fish Eater) c.1660 Oil on canvas, 124 × 102 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Compare: Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Mangiatore di pasta, Allegoria del gusto c.1660 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton    

Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (c.1626-1628)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (Rest on the Flight into Egypt) c.1626–1628 Oil on canvas, 138.5 × 216 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower left: HORATIVS GENTILESHVS FECIT On the run from Herod, the Holy Family rests…

Cristo che porta la croce (c.1605-1607)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Cristo che porta la croce (Christ Carrying the Cross) c.1605–1607 Oil on canvas, 138.5 × 173 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna When Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, “women ran behind, weeping and lamenting. And Jesus turned to them…

Maddalena penitente (c.1622-1628)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Maddalena penitente (The Penitent Mary Magdalene) c.1622–1628 Oil on canvas, 163 × 208 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower right: HORATIVS GENE …FLORENTINVS Fully possessed of her physical beauty, the repentant sinner lies on the ground in…

Old Man (1651)

Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Old Man 1651 Oil on canvas, 99.5 x 84 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower left: G. Flinck f. 1651