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Allegoria dell’Agricoltura (early 1680s)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Allegoria dell’Agricoltura (Allegory of Agriculture) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 121.4 x 192 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 that Giordano made in preparation for the ceiling frescoes in…

Ratto di Europa (c.1570)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Ratto di Europa (The Rape of Europa) c.1570 Oil on canvas glued to oak panel, 59.5 x 70 cm National Gallery, London The story of the Rape of Europa is told in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Mercury is ordered by his…

Il rispetto (c.1575)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Allegorie dell’amore: Il rispetto (Four Allegories of Love: Respect) c.1575 Oil on canvas, 186.1 x 194.3 cm National Gallery, London This is one of a series of four paintings by Veronese that concern the trials and rewards of love,…

Il disinganno (c.1575)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Allegorie dell’amore: Il disinganno (Four Allegories of Love: Scorn) c.1575 Oil on canvas, 186.6 x 188.5 cm National Gallery, London This is one of a series of four paintings by Veronese that concern the trials and rewards of…

Venere e Adone (c.1586)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Venere e Adone (Venus and Adonis) c.1586 Oil on canvas, 68 × 52 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Compare: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Venere e Adone c.1580 Museo del Prado, Madrid     See also: • Ovid (43 BC-17/18 AD): The Metamorphoses (English)

Carità (1518-1519)

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Carità (Charity) 1518–1519 Oil on canvas, 185 x 137 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Painted for Francis I during Andrea del Sarto‘s stay in France (1518-1519).Coll. Francis I. (Louvre) See also: • François I, King of France (1494-1547)

La Sacra Famiglia (c.1490-1495)

Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) La Sacra Famiglia (The Holy Family) c.1490–1495 Oil on wood, 80.6 x 64.8 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary holds her clothing out the way as Christ leans towards her to breastfeed, and Saint Joseph dotes upon him.…