Saint Gregory the Great (c.540–604) Pope Gregorius I (590–604) Saint Gregory in Art: Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Polittico di San Gregorio 1473 Museo Regionale, Messina Guercino (1591-1666) San Gregorio e Santi c.1625–1626 National Gallery, London Masolino da Panicale (c.1383-c.1440) Santi…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Madonna del Rosario (Madonna of the Rosary Enthroned) 1473 Oil on panel, 129 x 76 cm Museo Regionale, Messina This is the central panel of the Saint Gregory Polyptych. Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Polittico di San Gregorio 1473…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Polittico di San Gregorio (San Gregorio Polyptych) 1473 Tempera on wood, 194 x 202 cm Museo Regionale, Messina Left panel: Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) San Gregorio 1473 Museo Regionale, Messina Central panel: Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479)…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Crocifissione (The Crucifixion) 1455 Oil on wood, 39 x 23.25 cm Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Crocifissione (Christ Crucified) 1475 Oil on wood, 41.9 x 25.4 cm National Gallery, London Christ’s body hangs limply on the Cross; the torment of his crucifixion is almost over. He is supported in his final moments by…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Crocifissione (Calvary) 1475 Oil on panel, 52.5 x 42.5 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Cristo benedicente (Christ Blessing) c.1465 Oil on wood, 38.7 x 29.8 cm National Gallery, London Christ blesses the viewer with his right hand. Antonello has altered the original position of the fingers and hand, foreshortening them –…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Cristo alla colonna (Christ at the Column) c.1476–1478 Oil on wood, 30 x 21 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Madonna Salting (The Virgin and Child) c.1460–1469 Oil on wood, 43.2 x 34.3 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary glances down at her baby son, Christ, who clutches a pomegranate in his tiny fist. The fruit,…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Cristo morto sostenuto da un angelo (Dead Christ Supported by an Angel) 1475–1476 Mixed method on panel, 74 x 51 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Antonello da Messina was trained in Naples, the Italian city where the…