Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Christ Jardinier (Christ the Gardener) 1856–1859 Oil on canvas, 66.5 x 55.5 cm Private collection
Le Christ Jardinier (1856-1859)
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Madonna col Bambino tra due sante (c.1490)
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) & Workshop Madonna col Bambino tra due sante (The Virgin and Child between two Saints) c.1490 Oil on panel, 77 x 104 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Virgin holds the Christ Child in her arms, flanked by…
Apollo e Dafne (1741)
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Apollo e Dafne (Apollo and Daphne) 1741 Oil on canvas, 96 x 79 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Apollo insegue Dafne c.1755–1760 National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Ovid (43 BC-17/18 AD): The Metamorphoses (English)
Apollo insegue Dafne (c.1755-1760)
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Apollo insegue Dafne (Apollo Pursuing Daphne) c.1755–1760 Oil on canvas, 68.5 x 87 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Throughout his career Tiepolo painted small pictures of mythological themes, which proved extremely popular. The subjects of these works…
Gesù bambino benedicente (c.1460)
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Gesù bambino benedicente (The Infant Savior) c.1460 Tempera on canvas, 70.2 x 34.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Nearly filling this vertical painting, a young, light-skinned child stands with a delicate scepter tucked into one elbow as…
Terminus, the Device of Erasmus (c.1532)
Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Terminus, the Device of Erasmus c.1532 Oil on wood, 21.6 x 21.6 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland In the spirit of the Italian Renaissance, Erasmus of Rotterdam (c. 1466–1536), the celebrated Dutch humanist and scholar,…
La Cena de Emaús (1622-1623)
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) La Cena de Emaús (The Supper at Emmaus) 1622–1623 Oil on canvas, 123.2 x 132.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This painting depicts the moment after the Resurrection when Jesus is recognized by two disciples as…
Madonna col Bambino tra serafini e cherubini (c.1454)
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Madonna col Bambino tra serafini e cherubini (Madonna and Child with Seraphim and Cherubim) c.1454 Tempera and gold on wood, 44.1 x 28.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The composition of this touching image, which may…
La Sacra Famiglia con Santa Maria Maddalena (c.1495-1500)
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) La Sacra Famiglia con Santa Maria Maddalena (The Holy Family with Saint Mary Magdalen) c.1495–1500 Distemper on canvas, 57.2 x 45.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The composition of this late picture by Mantegna was inspired…
Vierge de l’Adoption (1858)
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Vierge de l’Adoption (Virgin of the Adoption) 1858 Oil on canvas, 69.5 × 56.8 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne