Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Air 1621 Oil on copper, 45 x 65 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Birds like the armillary sphere of the muse Urania, the telescope of the putto which observes the chariots of Apollo (sun) and Diana…
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Madonna col Bambino e San Giovanni Battista (c.1470)
Botticini, Francesco (1446-1498) Madonna col Bambino e San Giovanni Battista (Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist) c.1470 Oil on wood, 70 x 53 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
L’Adorazione dei pastori (4th quarter of the 16th century)
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) L’Adorazione dei pastori (The Adoration of the Shepherds) 4th quarter of the 16th century Oil on copper, 29 x 23 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Artwork recovered after World War II, retrieved by the Office des Biens et…
The Virgin and Child with two Angels (1480-1490)
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) The Virgin and Child with two Angels 1480–1490 Oil on panel, 36 x 26 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Virgin appears seated in a walled garden, an allusion to the hortus conclusus or enclosed garden, which symbolizes…
La nascita di San Giovanni Battista (c.1635)
Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) La nascita di San Giovanni Battista (The Birth of Saint John the Baptist) c.1635 Oil on canvas, 184 x 258 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This canvas is one of a series of scenes from the life of…
A Genoese Lady with Her Child (c.1623-1625)
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) A Genoese Lady with Her Child c.1623–1625 Oil on canvas, 217.8 x 146 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This portrait was a departure from the painting style popular at this time, focusing less on a demonstrative…
Adorazione dei Magi (1500s)
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) & Workshop Adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Magi) 1500s Oil on canvas, 134.5 x 217 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Titian, the celebrated and prolific 16th-century Venetian artist, and his large workshop painted several versions of this…
Angelo musicante (1521)
Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540) Angelo musicante (Angel playing the lute) 1521 Oil on panel, 39.5 x 47 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Portrait of a Child (1916)
Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Portrait of a Child (Anton Peschka, Jr.) 1916 Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paper, 49.9 x 32.2 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Egon Schiele depicted a small child, the son of a friend, in this drawing devoid…
Sacra Famiglia Medici (c.1529)
Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Sacra Famiglia Medici (Madonna and Child, Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist) c.1529 Oil on panel, 140 × 104 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Compare: Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Sacra Famiglia con San Giovannino c.1528 Metropolitan Museum of…