Michelangelo (1475-1564) Disegno per una statua equestre di Enrico II di Francia (Design for an Equestrian Statue of Henry II of France) 1559–1564 Chalk on paper, 13 x 12 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam In 1559 Catherine of Medici commissioned Michelangelo to create…
La Gandara, Antonio de (1861-1917) Étude de femme (Study of a Woman) 1895 Print on paper, 26 x 18 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Published in an album with ten original prints as a supplement to the magazine: L’Epreuve, April 1895, print no.…
Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) The Terrace, Berne 1875 Watercolor and brush on paper, 35.5 x 44.3 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Inscription: ‘Berne, from terrace of hotel where we first stayed on our wedding journey’ See also: • Bern (Switzerland)
Ghirlandaio, Domenico (1448-1494) Studio per San Francesco che riceve le stimmate (Study for Saint Francis receiving the stigmata) s.d. Pen and brush on paper, 20.8 x 15.3 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Ghirlandaio, Domenico (1448-1494) Monaco inginocchiato, visto di spalle (Kneeling monk, seen from the back) 1494 Pen and brush on paper, 20.8 x 15.3 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Portrait de Jean Cocteau (Portrait of Jean Cocteau) 1916 Pencil on paper, 42.1 26.3 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The now highly admired Modigliani died at the age of 35 in Paris from a combination of tuberculosis, alcohol, narcotics and…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Cristo in casa di Simone il fariseo (Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee) 1544 Pen, ink, chalk and brush on paper, 55.6 x 41.4 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam This detailed drawing on blue paper is a study…
Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Testa di Maria, in Adorazione (Head of Mary, in an Adoration) 1518–1523 Chalk on paper, 32.1 x 23.9 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Studio di un cranio (Study of a skull) c.1545 Chalk on paper, 13.5 x 17.2 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de Pierre Renoir (Portrait of Pierre Renoir) 1893 Lithograph on paper, 29 x 23.6 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam See also: • Renoir, Pierre (1885-1952)