Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Raising of the Cross c.1633 Oil on canvas, 96.2 x 72.2 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich The so-called ‘Passion Cycle’ was painted for the stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Prince Frederik Hendrik of Orange. The six…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Deposition of Christ from the Cross 1632–1633 Oil on West Indian cedar (Cedrela odorata), 89.4 x 65.2 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich The so-called ‘Passion Cycle’ was painted for the stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Prince…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Adoration of the Shepherds 1646 Oil on canvas, 97 x 71.3 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich The so-called ‘Passion Cycle’ was painted for the stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Prince Frederik Hendrik of Orange. The…
Guercino (1591-1666) L’estasi di San Francesco (The Ecstasy of St. Francis) c.1620–1621 Oil on canvas, 162 x 127 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Guercino (1591-1666) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (Mystical Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 89 x 75.7 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Typical of Guercino‘s early, pre-Roman phase are the very delicate gradations of the main sections, shimmering…
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Birth of the Virgin c.1503 Woodcut, 29.5 x 20.9 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) The Annunciation c.1502–1503 Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream, 29.8 × 21.1 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Three Peasants in Conversation c.1498 Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, 10.6 × 7.6 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Saint George (standing) c.1504–1508 Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, 11.2 × 7.1 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Saint George and the Dragon c.1504–1505 Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, 21.3 x 14.2 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA