Tag: 1478

Storia di Lucrezia (c.1478-1480)

Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) Storia di Lucrezia (The Story of Lucretia) c.1478–1480 Tempera on wood, 42 x 126 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze The painting shows the death of Roman heroine, Lucretia, faithful, modest wife, raped by the king of the last…

Adorazione del Bambino (c.1475-1480)

Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) Adorazione del Bambino (The Adoration of the Child) c.1475–1480 Oil on poplar panel, 81.5 x 56.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A winged angel, a woman, and a baby are gathered on a terrace that overlooks a softly…

Giuliano de’ Medici (c.1475-1478)

Verrocchio, Andrea del (1435-1488) Giuliano de’ Medici c.1475–1478 Terracotta, 61 x 66 x 28.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Verrocchio, a favorite artist of the Medici, may have created this lively and commanding portrait on the occasion of a joust…

Ritratto d’uomo (c.1477-1478)

Ghirlandaio, Domenico (1448-1494) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1477–1478 Tempera on wood, 54.6 x 44.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The identity of the sitter of this portrait is unknown. It is an early work by Ghirlandaio, and…

Baccanale con un tino di vino (c.1470-1490)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Baccanale con un tino di vino (Bacchanal with a Wine Vat) c.1470–1490 Engraving and drypoint, 29.9 x 43.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Throughout his life, Mantegna was fascinated with classical antiquity. In the middle of…

Thomas More

(1478–1535) Sir Thomas More Saint Thomas More Works: • Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation (English) • Utopia (English) • Utopia (German) Sir Thomas More in Film: A Man for All Seasons 1966 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller   Born February…