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Portrait of Luther (1532-1533)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of Luther 1532–1533 Oil on panel, 19.5 x 14 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Compare: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Martin Luther 1525 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol     Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait…

Autoportrait à la casquette (c.1872)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Autoportrait à la casquette (Self-Portrait in a Casquette) c.1872 Oil on canvas, 53 x 39.7 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Painted in the early 1870s, at a time when Cézanne was closest of all to the Impressionists, this…

The Virgin and Child by a Fireplace (1430s)

Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) The Virgin and Child by a Fireplace 1430s Oil on wood panel, 34.3 x 24.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This is the right wing of the Trinity Diptych (1430s). This altar diptych consists of two scenes, The Trinity…

God the Father enthroned (1430s)

Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) God the Father enthroned, supporting the dead body of Christ 1430s Oil on wood panel, 34.3 x 24.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This is the left wing of the Trinity Diptych (1430s). This panel forms a pair…

Madonna col Bambino e quattro angeli (early 1420s)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Madonna col Bambino e quattro angeli (Madonna and Child with Four Аngels) early 1420s Tempera on poplar panel, 81 x 51 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This type of Madonna was widespread in Florence in the late 14th…

Allegorical Family Portrait (early 1650s)

Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Allegorical Family Portrait early 1650s Oil on canvas, 178.4 x 152.3 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This group portrait is an allegorical depiction of a scene of betrothal or marriage. That is confirmed by the inclusion in the…