Tag: Charles I

San Francesco sorretto dall’angelo (c.1607)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) San Francesco sorretto dall’angelo (Saint Francis supported by an Angel) c.1607 Oil on canvas, 126 x 98 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The subject of the angelic consolation of Saint Francis became popular in the second half of…

Autoritratto come allegoria della Pittura (1638-1639)

Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Autoritratto come allegoria della Pittura (Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting) 1638–1639 Oil on canvas, 98.6 x 75.2 cm Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London Artemisia Gentileschi was invited to London in 1638 by Charles I, and probably produced this…

Il ritrovamento di Mosè (early 1630s)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Il ritrovamento di Mosè (The Finding of Moses) early 1630s Oil on canvas, 257 × 301 cm National Gallery, London In this vast canvas Orazio Gentileschi depicts the Old Testament story of the Finding of Moses (Exodus 2:2-10).…

Orazio Gentileschi

(1563–1639) Orazio Lomi Gentileschi The artist’s works: Cristo che porta la croce c.1605–1607 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna San Francesco sorretto dall’angelo c.1607 Museo del Prado, Madrid Giovane donna col violino c.1612 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Riposo nella fuga in Egitto c.1620 National Gallery, London…

The Apotheosis of James I (c.1628-1630)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Apotheosis of James I and Other Studies: Multiple Sketch for the Banqueting House Ceiling, Whitehall c.1628–1630 Oil on oak, 94.7 x 63 cm Tate Britain, London Rubens was the leading artist in Antwerp, and one of the…

James I (England)

(1566–1625) James Charles Stuart King of England (1603–1625) King of Ireland (1603–1625) King of Scotland (1567–1625) James I in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Apotheosis of James I c.1628–1630 Tate Britain, London   Born June 19 1566 Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh (Scotland)…

The Union of England and Scotland (1633-1634)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) 1633–1634 Oil on gessoed oak panel, 84.46 x 65.72 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis King Charles I of England (reigned 1625–49) commissioned…

Charles I (England)

(1600–1649) King of England (1625–1649) King of Ireland (1625–1649) King of Scotland (1625–1649) Charles I in Art: Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Charles I and his Son in the Studio of Van Dyck 1849 Tate Britain, London     Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The…

Sir Anthony van Dyck

(1599–1641) Antoon van Dyck Anthonie Vandyke The artist’s works: Portrait of a Married Couple c.1617–1618 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem c.1617 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Mucius…