Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Cristo benedicente (Christ Blessing) c.1465 Oil on wood, 38.7 x 29.8 cm National Gallery, London Christ blesses the viewer with his right hand. Antonello has altered the original position of the fingers and hand, foreshortening them –…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Madonna Salting (The Virgin and Child) c.1460–1469 Oil on wood, 43.2 x 34.3 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary glances down at her baby son, Christ, who clutches a pomegranate in his tiny fist. The fruit,…
Rulers: • Enrique IV, King of Castile and León (1454-1474) • Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Signore di Rimini (1432-1468) Art: • Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479): Cristo benedicente (c.1465) • Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479): Madonna Salting (1460-69) • Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516): Cristo morto sostenuto da due angeli (c.1465-70) • Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516): Madonna Greca…