Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Virgin and Child with Saint Anne probably 1519 Oil on linden, 60 x 49.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Dürer traveled to Italy from 1505–7, in particular to Venice, where he drew many inspirations for his…
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Portrait of Sarah Buxton c.1776–1777 Oil on canvas, 110 x 87 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Joshua Reynolds Thomas Gainsborough was one of the great 18th-century British portraitists. A certain rivalry existed between the two painters, which…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation Diptych c.1433–1435 Oil on panel, left wing: 38.8 x 23.2 cm; right wing: 39 x 24 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This diptych is an outstanding example of grisaille painting. Here, van Eyck deliberately rejects the…
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Jesus among the Doctors 1506 Oil on panel, 64.3 x 80.3 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Dürer was the leading representative of German Renaissance art, and a key advocate of new ideas in Northern Europe. This panel was executed…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Virgin and Child with a Bunch of Grapes c.1509–1510 Oil on panel, 71.5 x 44.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the leading figures in the 16th-century…
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Madonna dei Cherubini, Madonna con il Bambino e un coro di cherubini (Madonna of Cherubs, Madonna and Child with a Choir of Cherubs) 1485–1490 Tempera on panel, 88 x 70 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano