Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Interior Of Caius Marcius’ House s.d. Watercolour and pencil on paper, 36.6 X 50.4 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
Interior Of Caius Marcius’ House (s.d.)
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Young Man and Woman in an Inn (1623)
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Young Man and Woman in an Inn 1623 Oil on canvas, 105.4 x 79.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Painted with the characteristically bold brushwork that Hals had learned from Flemish painting, this picture provides a…
Saint Barbara (1438)
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) Saint Barbara 1438 Oil on oak panel, 101 x 47 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Saint Barbara reads by the light of a fireplace in a richly appointed room. The key to her identity lies outside the window…
Phryné devant l’aréopage (1861)
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Phryné devant l’aréopage (Phryné before the Areopagus) 1861 Oil on canvas, 80 x 128 cm Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg Compare: Nadar (1820-1910) Femme nue debout 1860–1861 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Famed for his portraits of writers, artists, and…
Commiato degli ambasciatori (c.1497-1498)
Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Commiato degli ambasciatori (The Departure of the Ambassadors) c.1497–1498 Oil on canvas, 281 x 252 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the second of nine paintings in the cycle of the Legend of St. Ursula (Storie di sant’Orsola). The…
Sogno di Sant’Orsola (c.1495)
Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Sogno di Sant’Orsola (The Dream of Saint Ursula) c.1495 Oil on canvas, 273 x 567 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the fifth of nine paintings in the cycle of the Legend of St. Ursula (Storie di sant’Orsola).…
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,…
Madonna col Bambino e storie della vita di sant’Anna (c.1452-1453)
Lippi, Filippo (1406-1469) Madonna col Bambino e storie della vita di sant’Anna (Madonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St Anne) c.1452–1453 Tempera on panel, diameter 135 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze This painting, one of the most original…
Philemon and Baucis (1658)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Philemon and Baucis 1658 Oil on panel transferred to panel, 54.5 x 68.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with…
Las Meninas (1656)
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Las Meninas, o La familia de Felipe IV (Las meninas or The Family of Philip IV) 1656 Oil on canvas, 320.5 x 281.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is one of Velázquez‘s largest paintings and among…