Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) San Girolamo penitente (The Penitent Saint Jerome) 1419–1420 Tempera on wood panel, 56.5 x 41.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Although some scholars attribute this painting to the Florentine artists Masolino, Masaccio, and Giovanni Toscani, most favor the…
Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319) Madonna col Bambino, San Domenico e Sant’Aurea, Patriarchi e Profeti (The Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Aurea, and Patriarchs and Prophets) c.1312–1315 Egg tempera on wood, 61.4 x 39.3 cm National Gallery, London Duccio was…
Botticini, Francesco (1446-1498) Scene della vita di san Girolamo (Scenes from the Life of Saint Jerome) c.1490 Tempera on poplar, 235 × 258 cm National Gallery, London Francesco Botticini’s S. Gerolamo Altarpiece is named after Saint Jerome (who appears at its centre) and…
Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Francesco d’Este c.1460 Oil on wood, 31.8 x 22.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The son of Leonello d’Este, ruler of Ferrara, Francesco received his education at the court of Philip the Good, duke of…
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 Arts, Minneapolis See also: • Charles I (England)
Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Martirio dei pellegrini e funerali di Orsola (Martyrdom of the Pilgrims and Funeral of St Ursula) 1493 Oil on canvas, 271 x 560 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the eighth of nine paintings in the cycle of the…
Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Adoration of the Magi c.1494 Oil on oak panel, 147.4 x 168.6 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Closed: The theme of this triptych is the advent of salvation -a message about the universality of Redemption. The Eucharistic meaning…
Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Ritorno di Ulisse (Return of Ulysses/Penelope with the Suitors) c.1509 Fresco, detached and mounted on canvas, 125.5 x 152 cm National Gallery, London This picture, painted in fresco, was part of a series of eight which decorated the walls of…
Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Madonna col Bambino benedicente (The Virgin and Blessing Child) c.1480 Tempera on wood, 53.5 x 35.5 cm National Gallery, London Presented by Queen Victoria at the Prince Consort’s wish, 1863. Pintoricchio painted a number of images of the Virgin…
Pontormo (1494-1557) Desco da parto: Nascita di San Giovanni Battista (Birthing-tray: Birth of St John the Baptist) 1526–1527 Oil on panel, 89 x 74 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze The birthing tray was a ceremonial object typically used in Tuscany in the…