Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Madonna delle stelle (The Madonna of the Stars) c.1575–1585 Oil on canvas, 92.7 x 72.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This is one of a small group of loosely related paintings of the Madonna and Child…
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Venere e Cupido (Venus and Cupid) c.1575–1580 Oil on wood, 143 x 226.50 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier The Mannerist painter Allori designed a complex representation of Venus which owes much to the powerful figures of Michelangelo. The…
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