Tag: armour

Giovane cavaliere in un paesaggio (c.1505)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Giovane cavaliere in un paesaggio (Young Knight in a Landscape) c.1505 Oil on canvas, 218.5 x 151.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The canvas, signed and dated by Carpaccio on a cartellino to the right of the figure, was…

The Resurrection (1480s)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) The Resurrection (Calvary Triptych, right shutter) 1480s Oil on oak, 56.2-57.8 × 28 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Exterior: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Virgin Annunciate 1480s Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest     Calvary Triptych, left shutter: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Christ Carrying…

Ritratto d’uomo (c.1710)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1710 Ivory, 76 x 59 mm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Carriera was known throughout Europe for her pastel portraits, but she also pioneered the use of ivory as a support…

Martirio dei pellegrini e funerali di Orsola (1493)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Martirio dei pellegrini e funerali di Orsola (Martyrdom of the Pilgrims and Funeral of St Ursula) 1493 Oil on canvas, 271 x 560 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the eighth of nine paintings in the cycle of the…

Arrivo a Colonia (1490)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Arrivo a Colonia (Arrival of the Pilgrims in Cologne) 1490 Oil on canvas, 279 x 254 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the seventh of nine paintings in the cycle of the Legend of St. Ursula (Storie di sant’Orsola).…