Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) La fragua de Vulcano (The Forge of Vulcan) 1630 Oil on canvas, 223 x 290 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A figure suddenly appears on the left in a forge where various blacksmiths are working, dressed in…
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Apparizione di Gesù alla Maddalena (Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene) 1581 Oil on canvas, 80 x 65.5 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Presentazione al Tempio (Presentation in the Temple) c.1454 Tempera on wood, 77.1 x 94.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Presentation of Christ in the Temple is narrated in the Gospel of Saint Luke (2:21–39). Soon after his birth, Jesus was…
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Orazione nell’orto (Agony in the Garden) c.1455–1456 Egg tempera on wood, 62.9 × 80 cm National Gallery, London Christ is shown in prayer. Aware that his disciple Judas had betrayed him, he left Jerusalem and took refuge in…
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Morte della Vergine (Death of the Virgin) c.1462 Oil on wood, 54.5 x 42 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Virgin Mary lies on her deathbed, surrounded by eleven Apostles. Through the window, the Borgo di San Giorgio and…
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Vergine delle rocce (Virgin of the Rocks) c.1491–1499 and 1506–1508 Oil on poplar, thinned and cradled, 189.5 x 120 cm National Gallery, London Full title: The Virgin with the Infant Saint John the Baptist adoring the Christ Child…
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Madonna Benois 1478–1480 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 49.5 x 33 cm Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg One of the greatest geniuses of the Renaissance era, Leonardo da Vinci combined the talents of artist and scientist, inventor…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Francesco in meditazione (Saint Francis in Meditation) c.1606 Oil on canvas, 130 x 90 cm cm Museo Civico Ala Ponzone, Cremona
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Girolamo penitente (Penitent Saint Jerome) 1605 Oil on canvas, 145.5 x 101.5 cm Museu de Montserrat, Barcelona
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Madonna di Loreto (Madonna dei Pellegrini) c.1606 Oil on canvas, 260 x 150 cm Cappella Cavalletti, Sant’Agostino in Campo Marzio, Roma See also: • Loreto (Italia)