Tag: Botticelli

Madonna col Bambino (1470)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) 1470 Oil on wood, 62 x 48 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris This work—belatedly attributed to Botticelli—is distinguished by the simplicity of the composition, the finesse of the execution, and the serene expressions on…

La fuga in Egitto (1510)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) La fuga in Egitto (The Flight into Egypt) 1510 Oil on canvas, 151 x 89 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris Attributed to Botticelli, a painter in whom Nélie André was particularly interested, this painting represents a famous biblical episode—the flight…

Annunciazione (1481)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Annunciazione (Annunciation from San Martino alla Scala) 1481 Detached fresco, 243 x 555 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze The usual subject of the announcement to the Virgin Mary by archangel Gabriel is set in a renaissance palace, overlooking…

Madonna con Bambino e angelo (1475-1485)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna con Bambino e angelo (Virgin and Child with an Angel) 1475–1485 Tempera on panel, 85.8 × 59.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this humanizing yet idealized depiction of the Virgin Mary embracing the baby Jesus, Sandro…

Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (1485-1495)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (Virgin and Child with Two Angels) 1485–1495 Tempera on panel, diameter 34.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Sandro Botticelli’s works mark the culmination of a mystical religious tradition in the art of…

Natività (c.1473-1475)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Natività (The Nativity) c.1473–1475 Fresco transferred to canvas, 161.3 x 137.2 cm Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia Sandro Botticelli is arguably the most renowned Renaissance master of the 15th century. The Nativity is not only the sole Botticelli…

Flora (1894)

De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Flora 1894 Oil on canvas, 199 x 88 cm De Morgan Collection Flora is the Roman Goddess of flowers, especially associated with spring, her festivals, the Floralia, were from 28 April to 3 May. The scroll is…

Evelyn De Morgan

(1855–1919) Evelyn De Morgan, née Mary Evelyn Pickering The artist’s works: Cadmus and Harmonia 1877 De Morgan Collection The Angel of Death I 1880 De Morgan Collection The Little Sea Maid 1880–1888 De Morgan Collection Love’s Passing 1883–1884 De Morgan…