Tag: Art

Pala delle Convertite (c.1491-1494)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala delle Convertite (The Trinity with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist) c.1491–1494 Tempera on panel, 215 x 192 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London The Trinity with Saints is one of the most important paintings by Botticelli…

Santa Maria Novella (Firenze)

Basilica di Santa Maria Novella Built: 13th century Consecrated: 1420 Address: Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, 18, 50123 Firenze FI, Italia Website: https://www.smn.it/en/ Works of Art: • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Natività di Gesù con san Giovannino (1476-78) • Giotto (c.1267-1337): Crocifisso di Santa Maria…

Madonna con un angelo adorante (c.1468)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna con un angelo adorante (Madonna and Child with Adoring Angel) c.1468 Tempera on panel, 88.9 x 68 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Botticelli was one of the most individual and influential painters in Florence at the end of…

Ritratto di giovane uomo (1480-1485)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Ritratto di giovane uomo (Portrait of a Young Man) c.1480–1485 Tempera and oil on wood, 37.5 x 28.3 cm National Gallery, London This apparently simple portrait of a young man was revolutionary in Italian painting. Until this moment, artists…

Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi (Roma)

Built: 1605 Address: Via Ventiquattro Maggio, 43, 00187 Roma RM, Italia Website: http://www.casinoaurorapallavicini.it/ Collection: • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Trasfigurazione con i santi Gerolamo e Agostino (c.1500) See also: • Museums | Palaces | Palazzi (Roma)

San Sebastiano (1474)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) San Sebastiano (St. Sebastian) 1474 Tempera on poplar panel, 195 x 75 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Roman officer Sebastian was supposed to renounce his Christian faith in order to serve as the bodyguard of the Emperor Diocletian. When he…

Madonna col Bambino e otto angeli (c.1480)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna col Bambino e otto angeli, Raczyński Tondo (Madonna and Child with Eight Angels) c.1480 Tempera on poplar panel, diameter 136.5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin It is possible that this circular picture used to belong to the Brothers of S.…

Madonna Bardi (1484-1485)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna Bardi (Madonna and Child Enthroned) 1484–1485 Tempera on poplar, 185 x 180 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The scheme of composition of the Virgin and Child enthroned, surrounded by saints and viewed in a unified, square picture, became extremely popular…