Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Cristo tra i dottori del tempio (Christ among the Doctors in the Temple) c.1560 Oil on canvas, 236 × 430 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This work illustrates the final passage of Christ’s childhood (Luke 2, 41-50) when, at…
Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Ritratto di giovane donna con un petrarchino (Portrait of a Young Lady with a Book) 1528 Oil on panel Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze See also: • Berrettaio, Maria del (1513-?) | Petrarca, Francesco (1304-1374)
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Ritratto di gentildonna ispirata a Lucrezia (Portrait of a Woman inspired by Lucretia) c.1530–1533 Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 110.6 cm National Gallery, London A sumptuously dressed young woman stands between the back of an armchair and a table.…
Lippi, Filippo (1406-1469) Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (Madonna and Child with Two Angels) c.1460–1465 Tempera on panel, 95 x 62 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Compare: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna col Bambino e angelo c.1465 Spedale degli Innocenti, Firenze …
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Les Fiançailles de Raphaël et de la Nièce du Cardinal Bibbiena (The Betrothal of Raphael and the Niece of Cardinal Bibbiena) 1813–1814 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 59.1 x 46.5 cm Walters Art Museum, Baltimore…
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Raphaël et la Fornarina (Raphael and the Fornarina) 1814 Oil on canvas, 64.8 x 53.3 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA Compare: Raffaello (1483-1520) La Fornarina c.1520 Palazzo Barberini, Roma Raffaello (1483-1520) Madonna della Seggiola 1513–1514 Galleria Palatina, Firenze…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) La Fenêtre (The Window) 1916 Oil on canvas, 146.1 × 116.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Le Bain (The Bath) 1908 Crayon, pastel, and red and white chalk on paper, 33.3 × 36.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Mosquito Nets 1908 Oil on canvas, 57.2 × 71.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Mosquito Nets is a beautiful example of Sargent’s ability to translate a momentary impression into a masterful composition. The picture represents the…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Portrait de Femme (Portrait of a Woman) 1877 Oil on canvas, 64.8 × 53.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit