Tag: figure

The Feast of Herod (1531)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Feast of Herod 1531 Oil on panel, 81.3 x 119.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford The biblical story of Salome was popular during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, when it was seen as a cautionary tale of…

La Piazza San Marco e la Piazzetta (c.1731)

Canaletto (1697-1768) La Piazza San Marco e la Piazzetta (The Square of Saint Mark’s and the Piazzetta, Venice) c.1731 Oil on canvas, 66 x 102.9 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Canaletto‘s chief subject was the city of Venice, which he often painted for…

Veduta di Pirna in Sassonia (1763)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) Veduta di Pirna in Sassonia (View of Pirna in Saxony) 1763 Oil on canvas, 47 x 76.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Compare: Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) Veduta di Pirna dalla fortezza di Sonnenstein 1750s Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg     See also:…