Verrocchio, Andrea del (1435-1488) Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (The Virgin and Child with Two Angels) c.1467–1469 Tempera on wood, 69.2 × 49.8 cm National Gallery, London The focus of this picture is the loving gaze which passes between the…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) La vergogna di Rinaldo davanti allo scudo magico (Rinaldo turning in Shame from the Magic Shield) c.1740–1746 Oil on canvas, 161.3 × 53.5 cm National Gallery, London This painting shows Rinaldo, a Christian knight who has been enchanted by…
Seisenegger, Jakob (1505-1567) Portrait of a Girl c.1545–1550 Oil on wood, 28.9 × 21.6 cm National Gallery, London Jakob Seisenegger was well known as a portraitist, and he travelled across Europe to paint members of the powerful Hapsburg family, including the…
Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Lilac c.1860–1902 Oil on canvas, 50 × 37 cm National Gallery, London This still-life painting depicts five or six stems of lilac in a tall glass vase, set against a two-tone neutral grey background. Flower still lifes enjoyed…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Le Triomphe de Silène (The Triumph of Silenus) c.1636 Oil on canvas, 142.9 × 120.5 cm National Gallery, London This playful scene celebrates Silenus, companion to Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and drunkenness. Silenus, a naked old…
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Ophélie parmi les fleurs (Ophelia among the Flowers) c.1905–1908 Pastel on paper, 64 × 91 cm National Gallery, London Odilon Redon (1840–1916) frequently made reference to both classic and contemporary literature in his work, and the subject of…
Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) Madonna Quaratesi (Madonna and Child with Angels) 1425 Tempera on wood, 139.9 × 83 cm National Gallery, London On loan from His Majesty The King This panel formed the centre of an altarpiece commissioned by a member…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Un vase de fleurs (A Vase of Flowers) 1896 Oil on canvas, 64 × 74 cm National Gallery, London Gauguin painted this still life soon after he had arrived in Tahiti for his second and final stay in…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Psyché montrant à ses soeurs les présents de l’amour (Psyche showing her Sisters her Gifts from Cupid) 1753 Oil on canvas, 168.3 × 192.4 cm National Gallery, London This painting illustrates an episode from the classical story of Cupid…
Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319) Annunciazione (The Annunciation) c.1307–1311 Egg tempera on wood, 44.5 × 45.8 cm National Gallery, London This panel was the first in a series of scenes of the infancy of Christ on the front of the predella (lowest part)…