Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Defensa de Cádiz contra los ingleses (Defence of Cadiz against the English) 1634–1635 Oil on canvas, 302 x 323 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The event depicted is Cadiz’s defense from the attack of an English…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Aparición de san Pedro a san Pedro Nolasco (Apparition of St. Peter to St. Peter Nolasco) 1629 Oil on canvas, 179 x 223 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Saint Peter Nolasco, founded the order of Our…
Guercino (1591-1666) L’estasi di San Francesco (The Ecstasy of St. Francis) c.1620–1621 Oil on canvas, 162 x 127 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Guercino (1591-1666) Maddalena penitente con due angeli (Magdalen and Two Angels) 1622 Oil on canvas, 222 x 200 Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vaticano
Guercino (1591-1666) Sant’Antonio da Padova col Bambino Gesù (Saint Anthony of Padua with the Infant Christ) 1656 Oil on canvas, 91 x 74 cm Private collection
Guercino (1591-1666) Suicidio di Cleopatra (Suicide of Cleopatra) c.1621 Oil on canvas, 116.8 x 93.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Guercino gained the attention of influential patrons with his vigorous naturalism, flickering light effects, and grace of expression. He was…
Guercino (1591-1666) Cane Aldrovandi (Aldrovandi Dog) c.1625 Oil on canvas, 112 x 173.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Canine portraits appear from the late 16th century forward, as dogs became beloved pets and, for the nobility, status symbols. This life-size…
Guercino (1591-1666) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (Mystical Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 89 x 75.7 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Typical of Guercino‘s early, pre-Roman phase are the very delicate gradations of the main sections, shimmering…
Guercino (1591-1666) San Luca dipinge la Vergine (St Luke Displaying a Painting of the Virgin) 1652–1653 Oil on canvas, 220.98 x 180.34 cm Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City
Guercino (1591-1666) Resurrezione di Lazzaro (Raising of Lazarus) c.1619 Oil on canvas, 201 x 233 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris