Tag: gold

Sant’Alessandro (c.1425)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Sant’Alessandro (Saint Alexander) c.1425 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 15.9 x 15.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This early work by Fra Angelico dates about 1425 and formed part of the decoration of the frame of an…

Crocifissione (c.1420-1423)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Crocifissione (The Crucifixion) c.1420–1423 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 63.8 x 48.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This early work by Fra Angelico accentuates the drama of the Crucifixion by showing the Virgin collapsed in grief with…

Crocifissione (c.1440)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Crocifissione (The Crucifixion) c.1440 Tempera transferred to canvas, laid down on wood, gold ground, 34 x 50.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York To the left of the Crucifixion are shown Saints Monica, her son Augustine, and Peter…

Maestà di Ognissanti (c.1300-1305)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) Maestà di Ognissanti (Majesty of All Saints, Madonna and Child Enthroned, Angels and Saints) c.1300–1305 Tempera on wood, gold background, 325 x 204 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze

Madonna col Bambino (c.1310-1315)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) c.1310–1315 Tempera on poplar panel, 85.4 × 61.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A woman with pale skin holds a baby in the crook of her left arm, on our right, against…

Adorazione dei Magi (c.1320)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) Adorazione dei Magi (The Adoration of the Magi) c.1320 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 45.1 x 43.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This picture—at once austere and tender—belongs to a series of seven showing the life of…

San Francesco riceve le stimmate (c.1300-1325)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) San Francesco riceve le stimmate (St. Francis receiving the stigmata) c.1300–1325 Tempera and gold on poplar, 313 x 163 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Signature: OPUS IOCTI FLORENTINI (“Work of Florentine Giotto”). At the predella: The dream of Innocent…

Crocifisso di Santa Maria Novella (c.1288-1289)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) Crocifisso di Santa Maria Novella (Crucifix of Santa Maria Novella) c.1288–1289 Tempera on wood, 578 x 406 cm Santa Maria Novella, Firenze At the center of the nave, high above the steps that separate the lower from the upper…

Le bain turc (1862)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Le bain turc (Turkish bath) 1862 Oil on canvas, 108 × 110 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Circular composition. Naked bathing women from the back, from the front, in profile, in three/quarter view, sitting, standing, dancing……