Tag: eye

Un homme (1916)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Un homme (A Man) 1916 Oil on canvas, 46 × 38.1 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

Donna con mandolino (1755-1760)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Donna con mandolino (Woman with a Mandolin) 1755–1760 Oil on canvas, 93.7 × 75 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Tiepolo‘s work reflects the culmination of the baroque tradition in Venice. In this painting the artist celebrated the…

Autoportrait (c.1893)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Autoportrait (Self-portrait) c.1893 Oil on canvas, 46 × 38.1 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Gauguin exemplified the restless artistic spirit. In this image, painted during a brief return to Paris from Tahiti in 1893, he plays the…

Santa Maria Maddalena (c.1620)

Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Santa Maria Maddalena (St. Mary Magdalene) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 146.5 x 108 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Mary Magdalen was a much-loved subject both by painters and the public because she represented the ideal model of the…

La Schiava turca (c.1532)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Ritratto di gentildonna detto La Schiava turca (Portrait of a Gentlewoman known as the Turkish slave) c.1532 Oil on panel, 68 x 53 cm Galleria Nazionale, Parma

Ecce Homo (c.1525-1530)

Correggio (c.1489-1534) Ecce Homo (Christ presented to the People) c.1525–1530 Oil on poplar, 99.7 x 80 cm National Gallery, London Correggio shows Christ bound and crowned with thorns at the moment when he is condemned to be crucified by Pontius Pilate.…

Ritratto di un collezionista (c.1523)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Ritratto di un collezionista (Portrait of a Collector) c.1523 Oil on wood, 89.5 x 63.8 cm National Gallery, London When listed in the inventory of Ranuccio Farnese in 1587 this picture was titled Portrait of a Priest, but there…