Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Magdalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) c.1650–1665 Oil on canvas, 123.2 x 108 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Tradition holds that Saint Mary Magdalene, a close follower of Jesus Christ, retreated to a cave in penitence during…
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Carità (Charity) c.1560 Oil on copper, 22.9 × 18.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Sei poeti toscani (Six Tuscan Poets) 1543–1544 Oil on panel, 132.1 x 131.1 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis See also: This group portrait of six distinguished Tuscan poets and writers celebrates the golden age of Italian…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) La tentazione di Cristo (The Temptation of Christ) c.1516–1525 Oil on panel, 89.85 x 69.69 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis This painting portrays one of three temptations that Christ faced during his forty days fast in the…
El Greco (1541-1614) Cristo expulsando a los mercaderes del templo (Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple) c.1570–1575 Oil on canvas, 116.84 x 149.86 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Christ’s expulsion of the money changers who were desecrating…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Psiche (Psyche) 1793–1794 Marble, 150 x 50 x 60 cm Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen Taking as his inspiration the Late Antique text Asinus aureus (The Golden Ass) by Apuleius, Antonio Canova, the outstanding sculptor of Italian Neoclassicism, interpreted the…
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) John the Baptist c.1505 Oil on canvas, 58 x 21 cm Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) L’Indolence (Indolence) 1871–1872 Oil on canvas, 99.5 x 81 cm Private collection
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) La poupée abandonnée (The Abandoned Doll) 1921 Oil on canvas, 129 x 81 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington In The Abandoned Doll, Suzanne Valadon portrays an intimate scene with a strong psychological mood. Seated…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) La Matinée rose (The Pink Morning) 1874 Pastel on paper and canvas frame, 93.8 x 74.3 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris