Perugino (c.1446-1523) Dio Padre in trono tra angeli e cherubini (God the Father with Angels and Cherubs) 1507–1508 Fresco Musei Vaticani, Vaticano This medallion is part of the ceiling of the Stanza dell’Incendio di Borgo.
Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455) Abramo (Abraham) 1425–1452 Gilt bronze Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze This is the fourth panel of the Gates of Paradise, with the story of Abraham. See also: Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455) Porta del Paradiso 1425–1452 Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze
Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455) Adamo ed Eva (Adam and Eve) 1425–1452 Gilt bronze Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze This is the first panel of the Gates of Paradise, with the story of Adam and Eve. See also: Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455) Porta del Paradiso 1425–1452…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Incoronazione della Vergine (Coronation of the Virgin) c.1434–1435 Tempera on poplar, 209 x 206 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The miter-shaped cutout of the painted surface at the top is original. Main register of an altarpiece from which elements…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.7 x 73 cm National Gallery, London Christ, hovering on wispy clouds, is surrounded by angels who sing, dance and play…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Crocifissione (The Crucifixion) c.1420–1423 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 63.8 x 48.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This early work by Fra Angelico accentuates the drama of the Crucifixion by showing the Virgin collapsed in grief with…
Cimabue (1240-1302) Maestà con due angeli (The Virgin and Child with Two Angels) c.1280–1285 Egg tempera on wood, 25.6 × 20.8 cm National Gallery, London This is one of the earliest paintings in the National Gallery’s collection and a rare surviving…
Cimabue (1240-1302) Maestà (The Virgin and Child in Majesty surrounded by six angels) c.1280 Tempera and gold on poplar, 427 x 280 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Gable shape at the top. Original frame comprising twenty-six painted medallions: in the upper…
Giotto (c.1267-1337) Maestà di Ognissanti (Majesty of All Saints, Madonna and Child Enthroned, Angels and Saints) c.1300–1305 Tempera on wood, gold background, 325 x 204 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Giotto (c.1267-1337) Adorazione dei Magi (The Adoration of the Magi) c.1320 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 45.1 x 43.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This picture—at once austere and tender—belongs to a series of seven showing the life of…