Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Tizio (Tityus) 1632 Oil on canvas, 227 × 301 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Tityus, the son of Jupiter and Elara, appears chained to the boulder in Tartarus while an eagle eternally devours his liver. The Giant received…
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Allegorie dell’amore: L’unione felice (Four Allegories of Love: Happy Union) c.1575 Oil on canvas, 187.4 x 186.7 cm National Gallery, London This is one of a series of four paintings by Veronese that concern the trials and rewards of…
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Ritratto di gentildonna ispirata a Lucrezia (Portrait of a Woman inspired by Lucretia) c.1530–1533 Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 110.6 cm National Gallery, London A sumptuously dressed young woman stands between the back of an armchair and a table.…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Madonna col Bambino e santi (Madonna and Child with Saints) c.1411–1413 Tempera on panel, 43 x 22 cm San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Portrait of a Young Woman with a Rosary c.1609–1610 Oil on panel, 107 x 76.7 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This portrait of an unidentified female sitter can be dated to between 1609 and 1610 when Rubens was…
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto (Self-portrait) c.1577 Oil on copper, 17 x 14 cm Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Verso: Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Gian Paolo Zappi c.1577 Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Double portrait of a married couple. See also:…