Tag: angel

Madonna in the Church (c.1437-1440)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna in the Church c.1437–1440 Oil on oak panel, 31.1 x 13.9 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Madonna in the Church is one of the most beautiful and precious works of art created by Jan van Eyck. Copies…

Ghent altarpiece (1432)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Ghent altarpiece 1432 Oil on oak panel, 340 x 520 cm Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent Ghent altarpiece closed. The central panel: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. The donor, Jodocus Vijdt (d.1439) The donor’s wife, Lysbette Borluut…

Crucifixion and Last Judgement Diptych (c.1440-1441)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) & Workshop Crucifixion and Last Judgement Diptych c.1440–1441 Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 56.5 x 19.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Crucifixion. The Last Judgement. Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, considered Van…

The Annunciation (c.1434-1436)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation c.1434–1436 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 90.2 x 34.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Annunciation described by Saint Luke is interpreted in terms of actuality in this painting, which was probably once…

L’Annonciation (1886-1894)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) L’Annonciation (The Annunciation) 1886–1894 Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, 17 x 21.7 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York According to Luke, an angel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God.…

Orazione nell’orto (c.1455-1456)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Orazione nell’orto (Agony in the Garden) c.1455–1456 Egg tempera on wood, 62.9 × 80 cm National Gallery, London Christ is shown in prayer. Aware that his disciple Judas had betrayed him, he left Jerusalem and took refuge 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…

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…

Vergine delle rocce (c.1483-1486)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Vergine delle rocce (The Virgin of the Rocks) c.1483–1486 Oil on wood transferred to canvas 199.5 x 122 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris This painting is mentioned for the first time in 1625 at the Château de Fontainebleau.…