Pontormo (1494-1557) Giuseppe venduto a Putifarre (Joseph sold to Potiphar) c.1515 Oil on wood, 61 x 51.6 cm National Gallery, London This picture was commissioned to celebrate Pierfrancesco Borgherini’s marriage to Margherita Accaiuoli in 1515, and formed part of the decoration of…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Allegoria della Fortezza (Allegory of Fortitude) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 95 x 99.2 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 – ten of which are in the National Gallery’s…
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Cristo tra i dottori del tempio (Christ among the Doctors in the Temple) c.1560 Oil on canvas, 236 × 430 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This work illustrates the final passage of Christ’s childhood (Luke 2, 41-50) when, at…
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Sposalizio mistico di santa Caterina (The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria) 1547–1548 Oil on canvas, 145.5 × 205 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Compare: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Sposalizio mistico di santa Caterina c.1547–1550 Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven…
Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) Adorazione del Bambino (The Adoration of the Child) c.1475–1480 Oil on poplar panel, 81.5 x 56.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A winged angel, a woman, and a baby are gathered on a terrace that overlooks a softly…
Masolino da Panicale (c.1383-c.1440) Annunciazione (The Annunciation) c.1423–1424 Tempera on panel, 148.8 x 115.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Inscription: on the Virgin’s prayerbook: virgo / [c]oncipiet / [e]t p[a]ri[et] / fili[um et vocabitur nomen eius] em[m]anuel / butirum et…
Masaccio (1401-1428) Trinità (The Holy Trinity) 1425–1426 Fresco, 667 x 317 cm Santa Maria Novella, Firenze View of the fresco in the middle of the basilica’s left aisle.
Masaccio (1401-1428) Desco da parto (Birthing-tray) c.1423 Tempera on poplar panel, diameter 66 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Recto. Verso.
Correggio (c.1489-1534) Madonna in adorazione di Gesù Bambino (Madonna in Adoration of the Child Jesus) 1518–1520 Oil on canvas, 81 x 77 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Lorenzo di Credi (c.1459-1537) Annunciazione (The Annunciation) 1480–1490 Tempera on panel, 88 x 71 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze