Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Portrait of a Man with an Arrow c.1470–1475 Oil on panel, 31.3 x 25.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the shoulders up, a man with peachy skin looks off to our left as he holds the…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Nymph of the Spring after 1537 Oil on panel, 48.4 x 72.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The nymph reclines beside a spring, perhaps a reference to a legendary ancient Roman fountain with which a…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Education of the Children of Clovis (School of Vengeance or Training of Clotilde’s Sons) 1861 Oil on canvas, 127 × 176.8 cm Private collection
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Venere disarma Cupido (Venus Disarming Cupid) 1550–1555 Oil on canvas, 158.8 x 138.4 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Judgement of Paris 1530 Oil and tempera on panel, 50.8 x 36.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Lucas Cranach’s interpretation of the Judgment of Paris is a medieval retelling of an ancient beauty contest.…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus and Cupid c.1606–1611 Oil on canvas, 137 x 111 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Rubens was the most outstanding of all Flemish painters, and a leading exponent of Baroque art. The Toilet of Venus is one of…
Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) A Young Archer c.1639–1640 Oil on oak panel, 66.2 x 50.8 cm Wallace Collection, London
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) The Allegory of Constancy c.1685 Oil on canvas, 126 x 123 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) La Giustizia disarmata (Justice Disarmed) c.1670 Oil on canvas, 168 x 286 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Bronzino (1503-1572) Venere, Cupido e la gelosia (Venus, Cupid and Jealousy) c.1550 Oil on poplar, 175.5 × 142 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest