Tag: armour

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld (1630s)

Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-1678) Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld 1630s Oil on copper, 26.7 x 35.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This infernal image of the 1630s was inspired by the “hell landscapes” of Jan Brueghel…

Scipione l’Africano libera Massiva (1719-1721)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Scipione l’Africano libera Massiva (Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva) 1719–1721 Oil on canvas, 279.4 x 487.6 cm Walters Art Museum, Baltimore See also: • Scipio Africanus, Publius Cornelius (236-183 BC)

Knight, Death and the Devil (1513)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Knight, Death and the Devil 1513 Engraving, 24.6 × 18.9 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Compare: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Knight, Death and the Devil 1513 Petit Palais, Paris    

Saint George (c.1514)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Saint George (Exterior Right Wing) c.1514 Oil on panel, 85 x 30.6 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, on loan at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the most important artists…