Sant’Antonio Abate (1458)

Lippi, Filippo (1406-1469) Sant’Antonio Abate (St. Anthony Abbot) 1458 Tempera on wood panel, 81.3 x 29.8 x 3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Pair of Panels from a Triptych: The Archangel Michael and St. Anthony Abbot. These panels depicting Saints Anthony…

L’Arcangelo Michele (1458)

Lippi, Filippo (1406-1469) L’Arcangelo Michele (The Archangel Michael) 1458 Tempera on wood panel, 81.3 x 29.8 x 3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Pair of Panels from a Triptych: The Archangel Michael and St. Anthony Abbot. These panels depicting Saints…

The Betrayal of Christ (late 1650s)

Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Betrayal of Christ late 1650s Oil on canvas, 225.5 x 246.3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland After the deaths of fellow Flemish painters Peter Paul Rubens in 1640 and Anthony van Dyck in 1641, Jordaens became…

Lion aux aguets (c.1885)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Lion aux aguets (Lion on the Watch) c.1885 Oil on wood panel, 72.3 x 100.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland In addition to his fascination with the classical past, Gérôme was one of the leading painters of…

Chevaux se battant (c.1820)

Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Chevaux se battant (Fighting Horses) c.1820 Watercolor over graphite on paper, 21.7 x 29.4 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Théodore Géricault began this work with sketches from life, which became a graphite underdrawing beneath the watercolors. Géricault…

Danae e la pioggia d’oro (1621-1623)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Danae e la pioggia d’oro (Danae and the Shower of Gold) 1621–1623 Oil on canvas, 161.5 × 227.1 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles This painting is part of a series of works executed by Gentileschi in 1622 for…

Lot e le sue figlie (c.1622)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Lot e le sue figlie (Lot and His Daughters) c.1622 Oil on canvas, 151.8 × 189.2 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles From the safety of the cave where they have taken refuge, Lot’s daughters appear absorbed by an…

Il ritrovamento di Mosè (early 1630s)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Il ritrovamento di Mosè (The Finding of Moses) early 1630s Oil on canvas, 257 × 301 cm National Gallery, London In this vast canvas Orazio Gentileschi depicts the Old Testament story of the Finding of Moses (Exodus 2:2-10).…