Tag: Chicago

Veduta di Pirna con la Fortezza di Sonnenstein (1755-1765)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–1780) Veduta di Pirna con la Fortezza di Sonnenstein (View of Pirna with the Fortress of Sonnenstein) 1755–1765 Oil on canvas, 49.3 × 79.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Pirna (Germany) | Saxony | Sonnenstein Castle (Pirna)

Sant’Antonio Abate (1440-1441)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Sant’Antonio Abate (Saint Anthony Abbot) 1440–1441 Tempera on panel, 39.4 x 14 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Trained initially as an illuminator, Fra Angelico became a Dominican friar early in his successful career as a painter. This panel…

Lucrezia di Lippo di Iacopo Guidi (c.1525-1528)

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Lucrezia di Lippo di Iacopo Guidi c.1525–1528 Oil on panel, 22.5 × 15.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Andrea del Sarto created  this portrait to be incorporated, together with the Portrait of Becuccio Bicchieraio, in the predella…

Domenico da Gambassi (c.1525-1528)

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Domenico da Gambassi (or Becuccio Bicchieraio) c.1525–1528 Oil on panel, 22.5 × 15.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Andrea del Sarto created  this portrait to be incorporated, together with the Portrait of Becuccio Bicchieraio’s wife, in the…

The Bowman (1882)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Bowman (frontispiece from The Epic of Kings, Stories Retold from Firdusi) 1882 Etching in black on cream wove paper, 18.7 × 13.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching is one of two prints that Sir Lawrence…

Francesco de’ Medici (c.1560)

Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Francesco de’ Medici c.1560 Oil on poplar panel, 97.9 × 76.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Francesco I de’ Medici (1541-1587)

Bathmat (c.1950s)

Aalto, Alvar (1898-1976) Bathmat (Furnishing Fabric) c.1950s Linen, cotton, and rayon, plain weave; double cloth, 276.6 × 56 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Jeune Fille aux cerises (c.1870)

Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Jeune Fille aux cerises (Girl with Cherries) c.1870 Oil on canvas, 56.2 × 47.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The daughter of an affluent and cultured family, Eva Gonzalès was Édouard Manet’s first and only official pupil. Girl…

La modiste (c.1877)

Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) La modiste (The Milliner) c.1877 Pastel on canvas, 45 x 37 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Eva Gonzalès’s subjects were most often women engaged in activities such as reading, knitting, or filling a vase with flowers. This…

The Temptation of the Magdalene (c.1616-1617)

Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Temptation of the Magdalene c.1616–1617 Oil on panel, 126.2 × 96.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this half-length biblical painting, an aged woman offering tempting jewels—possibly the proprietor of a brothel—and an angel bestowing spiritual…