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Dr. Albert C. Barnes (1926)

De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Dr. Albert C. Barnes 1926 Oil on canvas, 92.7 x 73.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Dr. Albert C. Barnes acquired and arranged all the works in these galleries between 1912 and 1951. The Italian surrealist Giorgio de Chirico…

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ (c.1640)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Lamentation over the Dead Christ c.1640 Oil on canvas, 115.5 × 207.5 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Christ’s dead body is laid out across the entrance to a cave, his head resting on Mary’s…

Ludovico Ariosto (c.1510)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ludovico Ariosto (or Gerolamo (?) Barbarigo) c.1510 Oil on canvas, 81.2 x 66.3 cm National Gallery, London Titian painted portraits more frequently than any other type of picture and he painted them throughout his long career. This is one of…

Il Concerto (c.1507)

Giorgione (c.1477-1510) Il Concerto (The Concert) c.1507 Oil on canvas, 86 x 70 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia On five-year loan from a private collection.

Gesù che porta la croce (c.1565)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Gesù che porta la croce (Carrying of the Cross) c.1565 Oil on canvas, 67 x 77 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Renaissance painting abounds with representations of Christ bearing the cross on the road to Calvary, either as an isolated…

Venere allo specchio (c.1555)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio (Venus with a Mirror) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 124.5 x 105.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Titian’s goddess of love and beauty conjures the sense of touch. Observing her flushed cheek, one can almost feel its…

Venere allo specchio (c.1555)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio (Venus with a Mirror) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 116.5 x 101 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich Compare: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio c.1555 National Gallery of Art, Washington