Tag: dead

Le Christ mort et les anges (1864)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Christ mort et les anges (The Dead Christ with Angels) 1864 Oil on canvas, 179.4 x 149.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Manet identified the source for this painting, the first of several religious…

Le torero mort (1864)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le torero mort (The Dead Toreador) probably 1864 Oil on canvas, 75.9 x 153.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington From a low perspective, we look at a man wearing black and white, lying on the ground…

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp (1632)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp 1632 Oil on canvas, 169.5 x 216.5 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp is one of Rembrandt’s most impressive group portraits. The painting was made in…

The Entombment (1635-1639)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Entombment c.1635–1639 Oil on canvas, 92.5 x 68.9 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich The so-called ‘Passion Cycle’ was painted for the stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Prince Frederik Hendrik of Orange. The six paintings however do…

The Deposition (1632-1633)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Deposition of Christ from the Cross 1632–1633 Oil on West Indian cedar (Cedrela odorata), 89.4 x 65.2 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich The so-called ‘Passion Cycle’ was painted for the stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Prince…

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ (c.1635)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Lamentation over the Dead Christ c.1635 Oil on paper and pieces of canvas, mounted onto oak, 31.9 x 26.7 cm National Gallery, London Christ’s body has just been taken down from the Cross, and his family and…

Deposizione nel sepolcro (1656)

Guercino (1591-1666) Deposizione nel sepolcro (The Entombment) 1656 Oil on canvas, 146.7 x 221.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Guercino’s career is unusually well documented, in part due to the survival of his account books, which reveal that he…

Cristo morto compianto dagli angeli (c.1617-1618)

Guercino (1591-1666) Cristo morto compianto dagli angeli (Dead Christ mourned by Two Angels) c.1617–1618 Oil on copper, 36.8 x 44.4 cm National Gallery, London This small painting depicts a solemn religious scene. Two angels kneel in quiet contemplation next to…

Estrazione del cuore di sant’Ignazio (c.1480-1482)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Estrazione del cuore di Sant’Ignazio (Extraction of St. Ignatius’ Heart) c.1480–1482 Oil on panel, 21 x 38 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Predella of the Altarpiece of St. Barnabas. Altarpiece of St. Barnabas: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala di San Barnaba c.1480–1482…