Tag: figure

Parnaso (4th quarter of the 15th century)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Parnaso (Parnassus) 4th quarter of the 15th century Tempera on canvas, 159 x 192 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Commissioned during the winter of 1496–1497 by Isabelle d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua (1474-1539) for the decoration of her first studiolo…

Saint Yves, patron saint of lawyers (s.d.)

Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Saint Yves, patron saint of lawyers s.d. Gouache on two cardboard glued together, 300 x 312 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris This cartoon was designed in the mid-1640s for the eight-piece ‘Proverbs’ hanging. On September 22, 1644, Jordaens…

Un porticato: paesaggio veneziano (18th century)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Un porticato: paesaggio veneziano (An Arcade: Venetian Landscape) 18th century Oil on canvas, 40 x 31 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Artwork recovered after World War II, retrieved by the Office des Biens et Intérêts Privés (OBIP); to…

La presentazione al tempio (c.1423)

Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) La presentazione al tempio (The Presentation in the Temple) c.1423 Oil on poplar, 26.5 x 62.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Element of the predella of the altarpiece painted in 1423 at the request of Palla Strozzi…

Sacra Conversazione (c.1500)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Sacra Conversazione (Holy Conversation) c.1500 Oil on poplar, 98 x 127 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Inscription: A. VICTORE CARPATHIO FICTI