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Eve (c.1485-1490)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Eve c.1485–1490 Oil on oak panel, 69.3 × 17.3 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna This is the outer right wing of the St. John Altarpiece. St. John Altarpiece (c.1485-1490) In a balanced composition, Hans Memling depicts the enthroned Madonna with an angel and…

Adam (c.1485-1490)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Adam c.1485–1490 Oil on oak panel, 69.4 × 17.2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna This is the outer left wing of the St. John Altarpiece. St. John Altarpiece (c.1485-1490) In a balanced composition, Hans Memling depicts the enthroned Madonna with an angel…

Madonna Enthroned with the Child (c.1485-1490)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Madonna Enthroned with the Child, Angels and Unknown Donor c.1485–1490 Oil on oak panel, 69.3 × 47 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna This is the central panel of the St. John Altarpiece. St. John Altarpiece (c.1485-1490) In a balanced composition, Hans…

St. John Altarpiece (c.1485-1490)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) St. John Altarpiece c.1485–1490 Oil on oak panel, 69.3 × 47 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inner left wing: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) John the Baptist c.1485–1490 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna     Central panel: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Madonna Enthroned with the…

Nature morte aux pommes (1872)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Nature morte aux pommes (Still Life with Apples) 1872 Oil on canvas, 59 x 48 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Signature and date: ‘G. Courbet. 72.’ Inscription: ‘St. Pélagie’ Although the painting is dated 1872, it may have been made…

The Garden of Eden (c.1610-1612)

Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) The Garden of Eden c.1610–1612 Oil on panel, 59.4 x 95.6 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Colección Carmen Thyssen Brueghel was born into a famous dynasty of artists and, together with Rubens, he was generally regarded as…

Madonna della Vittoria (4th quarter of the 15th century)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Madonna della Vittoria (The Virgin of Victory) 4th quarter of the 15th century Tempera on poplar, 285 x 168 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The Virgin and Child surrounded by six saints (Michael, Andrew, Longinus, George, Elizabeth, the young…

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…