Tag: 1491

Comunione e assunzione della Maddalena (c.1484-1491)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Comunione e assunzione della Maddalena (Last Moments of Saint Mary Magdalene) c.1484–1491 Tempera on panel, 18.3 x 43.8 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia This panel was part of the predella of the Pala delle Convertite. Pala delle Convertite: Botticelli,…

Noli me tangere (c.1484-1491)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Noli me tangere c.1484–1491 Tempera on panel, 19.7 x 44 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia This panel was part of the predella of the Pala delle Convertite. Pala delle Convertite: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala delle Convertite c.1491–1494 Courtauld Institute of…

Festa in casa di Simone (c.1484-1491)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Festa in casa di Simone (The Feast in the House of Simon) c.1484–1491 Tempera on panel, 19.8 x 43.77 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia This panel was part of the predella of the Pala delle Convertite. Pala delle Convertite:…

Maddalena che ascolta la predica di Cristo (c.1484-1491)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Maddalena che ascolta la predica di Cristo (Saint Mary Magdalene Listening to Christ Preach) c.1484–1491 Tempera on panel, 20 x 43.8 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia This panel was part of the predella of the Pala delle Convertite.…

Pala delle Convertite (c.1491-1494)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala delle Convertite (The Trinity with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist) c.1491–1494 Tempera on panel, 215 x 192 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London The Trinity with Saints is one of the most important paintings by Botticelli…

Battaglia dei centauri (1490-1492)

Michelangelo (1475-1564) Battaglia dei centauri (Battle of the Centaurs) 1490–1492 Marble bas-relief, 84.5 x 88 cm Casa Buonarroti, Firenze           The earliest mention of the Battle of the Centaurs is to be found in a letter written in…

Allegoria sacra (c.1490-1500)

Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Allegoria sacra (Sacred Allegory) c.1490–1500 Oil on wood panel, 73 x 119 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze One of the most enigmatic and fascinating works of the Italian Renaissance, this painting by Bellini shows the Madonna seated on…

Henry VIII (England)

(1491–1547) King of England (1509–1547) Lord of Ireland (1509–1542) King of Ireland (1542–1547) Henry VIII in Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Henry VIII (1613) • Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Henry VIII in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Henry VIII of England c.1537…

Vergine delle rocce (c.1508)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Vergine delle rocce (Virgin of the Rocks) c.1491–1499 and 1506–1508 Oil on poplar, thinned and cradled, 189.5 x 120 cm National Gallery, London Full title: The Virgin with the Infant Saint John the Baptist adoring the Christ Child…