Tag: battle

Zuffa degli dei marini (1485-1488)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa degli dei marini (Battle of the Sea Gods, with Envy (Invidia) on the Left) 1485–1488 Engraving on paper, 27.6 x 41.1 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Fight between satyrs riding on hippocampi and old woman as personification of envy…

Bonaparte au pont d’Arcole (1796-1797)

Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835) Bonaparte au pont d’Arcole (Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole) late 1796-early 1797 Oil on canvas, 134 x 104 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This painting, combining a battle scene with a formal portrait, was based on the artist’s personal…

Zuffa di dei marini (c.1470-1475)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa di dei marini (Battle of the Sea Gods) c.1470–1475 Engraving, 30.5 x 43.3 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This engraving by Mantegna, court painter to the Gonzaga family in Mantua, manifests the revival of classical antiquity…

Bonaparte après la bataille de Marengo (1803)

Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835) Bonaparte, Premier Consul, après la bataille de Marengo (Bonaparte, First Consul, after the battle of Marengo) 1803 Oil on canvas, 310 x 247 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris On deposit in the Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison…

Battaglia di San Romano (c.1438-1440)

Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475) Battaglia di San Romano (The Battle of San Romano) c.1438–1440 Egg tempera with walnut oil and linseed oil on poplar, 182 × 320 cm National Gallery, London It’s hard to follow what’s going on in this large and busy…

Battaglia di San Romano (c.1455)

Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475) Battaglia di San Romano (The Battle of San Romano) c.1455 Tempera on panel, 182 x 317 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Title: The Battle of San Romano: the counterattack of Micheletto Attendolo da Cotignola Panel originally, it seems, finished…

Battaglia di San Romano (c.1435-1440)

Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475) Battaglia di San Romano (The Battle of San Romano) c.1435–1440 Tempera on panel, 182 x 323 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Compare: Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475) Battaglia di San Romano c.1438–1440 National Gallery, London     Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475) Battaglia di San Romano…

Battaglia degli dei marini

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Battaglia degli dei marini (Battle of Sea-Gods) s.d. Engraving, 31.75 x 32.07 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Compare: Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa degli dei marini 1485–1488 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam     Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa di dei marini c.1470–1475 Princeton University…