Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-1569) The Adoration of the Kings 1564 Oil on oak, 112.1 × 83.9 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin sits in front of a dilapidated stable with the naked Christ Child on her knee. Three men offer…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist c.1615 Oil on panel, 114.5 × 91.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago With this work, Peter Paul Rubens presented a distinctly human take on the figures of…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Saint Francis c.1615 Oil on panel, 99 × 78.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The Franciscans were among the reformed religious orders whose preaching and teaching activities helped revive the Roman Catholic Church in the Southern…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint Anthony of Padua c.1485 Oil on panel, 41.3 × 33.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Man in Prayer c.1485 Oil on panel, 34.9 × 26.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well known for his exquisite devotional diptychs, and Memling was influenced by his work,…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Virgin and Child c.1485 Oil on panel, 41.1 × 33.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well known for his exquisite devotional diptychs, and Memling was influenced by his work,…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Hare Hunters 1566 Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 21.5 × 29.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching might represent two related proverbs popularized by the philosopher/writer Erasmus in the mid-1500s: “He who…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Portrait of a Man with an Arrow c.1470–1475 Oil on panel, 31.3 x 25.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the shoulders up, a man with peachy skin looks off to our left as he holds the…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Madonna and Child with Angels after 1479 Oil on panel, 57.6 x 46.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In the tradition of his Flemish predecessors, Memling‘s painting contains a wealth of religious meaning; it is filled with symbols…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Chalice of Saint John the Evangelist (reverse) c.1470–1475 Oil on panel, 30.2 x 23 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Obverse: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint Veronica c.1470–1475 National Gallery of Art, Washington