Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di un giovane come San Sebastiano (Portrait of a young Man as Saint Sebastian) c.1533 Oil on panel, 87 x 76.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano Tori, known as Bronzino, was one of the…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Nunc Dimittis (Now You let depart) c.1505–1510 Oil on panel, 62 x 82.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Considered in his later years to be the greatest Venetian painter of his time, Giovanni Bellini was the teacher of the…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) San Girolamo penitente (The Penitent Saint Jerome) c.1575 Oil on canvas, 137 x 97 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The Penitent Saint Jerome is dated to the final period of Titian’s career. During these years Titian continued to paint masterpieces,…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of a German Prince s.d. Oil on paper, 22.5 x 17.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Head of a young woman with downcast eyes 1872 Pencil on paper, 25.3 x 17.8 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Parmigianino (1503-1540) Santa Barbara (Saint Barbara) 1522 Oil on panel, 48 x 39 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A portrait of Saint Barbara in profile on a black background. In her hands, she holds a tower, which was her symbol. A…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) La Bella (Portrait of a Lady) 1536–1538 Oil on canvas, 89 × 75.5 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze The female portrait, known by its complimentary epithet “La Bella”, is one of the most famous paintings of the later years of…
Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) San Francesco sorretto dall’angelo (Saint Francis supported by an Angel) c.1607 Oil on canvas, 126 x 98 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The subject of the angelic consolation of Saint Francis became popular in the second half of…
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) La Vie (Life) 1903 Oil on canvas, 196.5 x 129.2 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland In 1901, depressed over the suicide of a close friend, Picasso launched into the melancholic paintings of his Blue period (1901–4). Only…
Modotti, Tina (1896-1942) Orozco Mural, Preparatoria, Man Kissing Nun’s Hand 1926 Gelatin silver print, 18.3 x 24 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland See also: • Orozco, José Clemente (1883-1949)