Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Allegoria della battaglia di Lepanto (Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto) 1571 Oil on canvas, 170 x 137 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia
Allegoria della battaglia di Lepanto (1571)
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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…
San Sebastiano (c.1576)
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) San Sebastiano (St Sebastian) c.1576 Oil on canvas, 210 x 115.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg One of Titian’s most staggering works in terms of its tragic spirit is St Sebastian. What a gulf separates him from the placid personage…
Venere allo specchio (c.1555)
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio (Venus with a Mirror) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 124.5 x 105.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Titian’s goddess of love and beauty conjures the sense of touch. Observing her flushed cheek, one can almost feel its…
Venere allo specchio (c.1555)
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio (Venus with a Mirror) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 116.5 x 101 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich Compare: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio c.1555 National Gallery of Art, Washington
Crowning with Thorns (c.1510-1520)
Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Crowning with Thorns c.1510–1520 Oil and gold on panel Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia This is the central panel of the Passion Triptych. See also: Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Passion Triptych c.1510–1520 Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia
Passion Triptych (c.1510-1520)
Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Passion Triptych c.1510–1520 Oil and gold on panel, 150.5 x 334.5 cm Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia Left panel: Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Arrest of Jesus c.1510–1520 Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia Central panel: Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Crowning…
San Sebastiano curato da Irene (c.1630-1640)
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) San Sebastiano curato da Irene (Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene and Her Maid) c.1630–1640 Oil on canvas, 208 x 157 cm Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia Compare: Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) San Sebastiano curato da Sant’Irene 1628 Hermitage Museum, Saint…
Trionfo della Castità e Amore sconfitto (c.1509)
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) Trionfo della Castità e Amore sconfitto (Triumph of Chastity: Love Disarmed and Bound) c.1509 Fresco, detached and mounted on canvas, 125.7 x 133.4 cm National Gallery, London This picture, painted in fresco (directly onto wet plaster), was part…
Ritorno di Ulisse (c.1509)
Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Ritorno di Ulisse (Return of Ulysses/Penelope with the Suitors) c.1509 Fresco, detached and mounted on canvas, 125.5 x 152 cm National Gallery, London This picture, painted in fresco, was part of a series of eight which decorated the walls of…