Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Nature morte aux fruits (Still Life with Fruits) c.1885 Pencil and watercolor on white paper, 238 × 318 mm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Almuerzo de campesinos (The Farmers’ Lunch, Tavern Scene with Two Men and a Girl) c.1618–1619 Oil on canvas, 96 × 112 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus Frigida (Cold Venus) 1614 Oil on panel, 143 x 184 x 3.8 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp The title refers to Terence: “sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus” (“without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes”)…
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine of Alexandria c.1630 Oil on canvas, 109.2 x 90.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The infant Jesus responds with playful enthusiasm to an adoring Saint Catherine, a princess identified by…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Sacra Famiglia con le sante Anna e Caterina d’Alessandria (The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria) 1648 Oil on canvas, 209.6 x 154.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A masterpiece of the artist’s…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Omaggio a Velázquez (A Homage to Velázquez) c.1692–1700 Oil on canvas, 205.2 x 182.2 cm National Gallery, London The title of this painting originates from the idea that the man seated in the centre represents Diego Velázquez at the…
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Ratto di Europa (The Rape of Europa) c.1570 Oil on canvas glued to oak panel, 59.5 x 70 cm National Gallery, London The story of the Rape of Europa is told in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Mercury is ordered by his…
Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) Madonna col Bambino e san Giovannino (The Virgin and Child with Saint John) c.1480 Tempera on poplar, 59.1 x 43.8 cm National Gallery, London At the centre of this painting is the Virgin Mary, who covers almost its entire…