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San Sebastiano (1653)

Guercino (1591-1666) San Sebastiano (Saint Sebastian) 1653 Oil on canvas, 253 x 169 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Work of the Bolognese school artist Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino, the painting depicts St Sebastian, officer of the Praetorian Guard of…

Compianto sul Cristo morto (1495)

Perugino (c.1446-1523) Compianto sul Cristo morto (Lamentation over the Dead Christ) 1495 Oil on wood, 220 x 195 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Inscription: PETRUS PERUSINUS PINXIT A.D. MCCCCLXXXXV The body of Christ taken down from the cross is lying over…

Davide (Porta del Paradiso)

Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455) Davide (David) 1425–1452 Gilt bronze Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze This is the nineth panel of the Gates of Paradise, with the story of David. See also: Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455) Porta del Paradiso 1425–1452 Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze    

Le Martyre de saint Symphorien (1865)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Le Martyre de saint Symphorien (The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorien) 1865 Oil on canvas, 36.7 x 31.6 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Ingres here depicts Saint Symphorien, a Roman Christian of the second or third century,…

L’Immacolata Concezione (1733-1736)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) L’Immacolata Concezione (The Immaculate Conception) 1733–1736 Oil on canvas, 33.8 × 28.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Compare: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) L’Immacolata Concezione 1767–1769 Museo del Prado, Madrid    

San Giuseppe e Gesù Bambino (1767-1769)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) San Giuseppe e Gesù Bambino (Saint Joseph and the Christ Child) 1767–1769 Oil on canvas, 154 × 111.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit This imposing yet tender representation of Saint Joseph gently cradling the infant Jesus in…