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Paolo and Francesca da Rimini (1867)

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Paolo and Francesca da Rimini 1867 Watercolour and gouache on paper, 43.7 cm x 36.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne See also: • Alighieri, Dante (1265-1321) | Francesca da Rimini (c.1255-1285) | Malatesta, Paolo (c.1246-1285)

Francesca da Rimini et Paolo Malatesta (1819)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Francesca da Rimini et Paolo Malatesta (Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta) 1819 Oil on canvas, 235 cm x 165 cm Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne Compare: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Paolo et Francesca 1814 Musée Condé, Chantilly  …

Paolo et Francesca (1814)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Paolo et Francesca (Paolo and Francesca) 1814 Oil on canvas, 35.3 cm x 28.4 cm Musée Condé, Chantilly The subject is taken from Inferno in Dante‘s Divine Comedy (14th century). It is, with the Stratonice, the only…

Paolo et Francesca (1819)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Paolo et Francesca (Paolo and Francesca) 1819 Oil on canvas, 50 x 41 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Angers Compare: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Francesca da Rimini et Paolo Malatesta 1819 Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne     Ingres,…

Luigi Cherubini (1841)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Luigi Cherubini 1841 Oil on canvas, 83.2 x 71.1 cm Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Compare: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Cherubini et la Muse de la poésie lyrique 1842 Musée du Louvre, Paris     See also: • Cherubini, Luigi (1760-1842)

Mosquito Nets (1908)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Mosquito Nets 1908 Oil on canvas, 57.2 × 71.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Mosquito Nets is a beautiful example of Sargent’s ability to translate a momentary impression into a masterful composition. The picture represents the…

Ritratto di un collezionista (c.1523)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Ritratto di un collezionista (Portrait of a Collector) c.1523 Oil on wood, 89.5 x 63.8 cm National Gallery, London When listed in the inventory of Ranuccio Farnese in 1587 this picture was titled Portrait of a Priest, but there…

Visione di san Girolamo (1526-1527)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Visione di san Girolamo (Vision of Saint Jerome) 1526–1527 Oil on poplar, 342.9 x 148.6 cm National Gallery, London This altarpiece is the greatest work that Parmigianino painted in Rome. It was commissioned by Maria Bufolina for a burial…

Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (c.1529)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine) c.1529 Oil on wood, 21 × 27 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina c.1527–1529 Private collection     Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di…

Uomo che sospende la lettura (1525-1526)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Uomo che sospende la lettura (Portrait of a man with a book) 1525–1526 Oil on poplar, 67.5 × 53 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The stranger has paused while reading and now seems to be indulging in his own thoughts. His…