Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Autoritratto col cappello a quattr’acque (Self-portrait with hat) 1593 Oil on canvas, 24 × 20 cm Galleria Nazionale, Parma
Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Portrait of a young merchant 1541 Oil on oak, 46.5 × 34.8 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Holbein created a new style of portraiture that is characterized by monumentality paired with extreme painterly precision. The young businessman…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise 1529 Oil on lime, 80 × 114 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Among Cranach’s duties as saxon court painter was to preserve important scenes of courtly life in his pictures.…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Large Self-Portrait 1652 Oil on canvas, 112 × 81.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The self-portrait is of particular importance in Rembrandt‘s work. In total, the artist created over sixty painted self-portraits, which document not only his personal circumstances but…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Self-portrait c.1638 Oil on canvas, 110 × 85.5 × 2.4 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscription: P.P. RUBINS (!) added later on the left of the column Despite his great successes, Rubens was always ambivalent about court life.…
Guercino (1591-1666) Ritorno del figliol prodigo (Homecoming of the Prodigal Son) 1619 Oil on canvas, 107 × 143.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Compare: Guercino (1591-1666) Il ritorno del figliol prodigo 1654–1655 Timken Museum of Art, San Diego
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Crucifixion of Christ c.1500–1501 Oil on lime, 58.5 × 45 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The small-format panel, which was probably used for private devotion, dates from Cranach‘s first known creative period, which the artist spent in…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Judith with the head of Holofernes c.1530 Oil on lime, 87.7 × 58.1 × 2.4 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Through courage and cunning, the Old Testament heroine had succeeded in penetrating Holofernes’ tent camp, which had…