Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Sacra Famiglia con le sante Anna e Caterina d’Alessandria (The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria) 1648 Oil on canvas, 209.6 x 154.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A masterpiece of the artist’s…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Le lacrime di San Pietro (The Tears of Saint Peter) c.1612–1613 Oil on canvas, 161.9 x 114.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Spanish by birth, Ribera moved to Italy when he was fourteen or fifteen. He…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) San Sebastiano curato da Irene (Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene and Her Companions) c.1660 Oil on canvas, 151.1 x 199.1 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Giacobbe con il gregge di Labano (Jacob with the Flock of Laban) 1638 Oil on canvas, 132 x 118 cm National Gallery, London Jacob sits next to a stream, holding his shepherd’s staff, surrounded by his flock. Resting…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Pietà (The Lamentation over the Dead Christ) early 1620s Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 181 cm National Gallery, London Ribera captures the moment when Christ’s lifeless body is laid out after it has been brought down from the…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Apostolo (An Apostle) c.1615–1619 Oil on canvas, 62 x 49.5 cm National Gallery, London This painting probably belonged to a series of Apostles. Although he was previously identified as Saint Judas Thaddaeus, usually portrayed with a club…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) La barca di Caronte e il ratto di Proserpina (Mythological Scene with the Rape of Proserpine) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 121.6 x 193 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Minerva protettrice delle Arti e delle Scienze (Minerva as Protectress of the Arts and Sciences) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 73.5 x 88 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Antro dell’eternità (The Cave of Eternity) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 73.1 x 87.5 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of twelve – ten of which are in the National Gallery…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Allegoria della Temperanza (Allegory of Temperance) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 97 x 101.3 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 that Giordano made in preparation for the ceiling frescoes…