Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Madonna con Bambino e i Santi Domenico e Giacinto (Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth) 1730–1735 Oil on canvas, 274.3 × 137.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this altarpiece, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo conceived the…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint Anthony of Padua c.1485 Oil on panel, 41.3 × 33.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Man in Prayer c.1485 Oil on panel, 34.9 × 26.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well known for his exquisite devotional diptychs, and Memling was influenced by his work,…
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Erasmus of Rotterdam 1526 Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 25.1 × 19.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Albrecht Dürer idolized the learned Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus, famously noting in his diary that Erasmus should take over…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Gustave Geffroy 1895–1896 Oil on canvas, 117 x 89.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Geffroy, Gustave (1855-1926)
Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916) Portrait du critique Gustave Geffroy (Portrait of the Critic Gustave Geffroy) c.1890 Etching in black on cream wove paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper, 21.7 × 17 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Geffroy, Gustave (1855-1926)
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Francesco de’ Medici c.1560 Oil on poplar panel, 97.9 × 76.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Francesco I de’ Medici (1541-1587)
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) San Luca (Saint Luke) 1570–1571 Oil on panel, 177.8 × 99.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Saint Luke and Saint Mark panels were part of a commission from Pope Pius V in 1569 to decorate the newly…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) San Marco (Saint Mark) 1570–1571 Oil on panel, 177.8 × 99.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Saint Luke and Saint Mark panels were part of a commission from Pope Pius V in 1569 to decorate the newly built Torre Pio (Pius Tower) in…
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) Madonna col Bambino, santi e angeli (Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels) mid or late 1510s Oil on panel transferred to hardboard, 155.7 x 135.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington