Tag: 1590

Assunzione della Vergine (1588-1590)

Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Assunzione della Vergine (The Assumption of the Virgin) 1588–1590 Oil on canvas, 130 × 97 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Annibale Carracci’s Assumption of the Virgin now in the Museo del Prado is first mentioned in the so-called…

La Sagrada Familia con María Magdalena (c.1590-1595)

El Greco (1541-1614) La Sagrada Familia con María Magdalena (The Holy Family with Mary Magdalene) c.1590–1595 Oil on canvas, 130 x 100 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland The seemingly weightless figures, the startling color combinations, and the moody, imprecise setting…

Cristo abrazando la cruz (c.1587-1596)

El Greco (1541-1614) Cristo abrazando la cruz (Christ with the Cross) c.1587–1596 Oil on canvas, 66 x 52.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Christ holding the cross was a motif that El Greco derived from the narrative of Christ’s Passion, creating an…

Natività (c.1585-1594)

Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Natività (Nativity) c.1585–1594 Oil on canvas, 111 x 80 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires    

Ortaggi in una ciotola o L’ortolano (c. 1590)

Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Ortaggi in una ciotola o L’ortolano (Basket of Fruit or The Vegetable Gardener) c.1590 Oil on panel, 36 x 24 cm Museo Civico Ala Ponzone, Cremona “Reversible head” which allows for a dual interpretation when turned upside-down.

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Rulers: • Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) • Felipe II, King of Spain (1556-1598) • Felipe II, King of Portugal (1581-1598) • Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610) • Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Art: •…