Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Hermes Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus c.1670 Oil on canvas, 91.4 x 113.7 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Calypso, reclining on her bed, looks at us with the same charming smile she used on Odysseus. The…
Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-1678) Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld 1630s Oil on copper, 26.7 x 35.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This infernal image of the 1630s was inspired by the “hell landscapes” of Jan Brueghel…
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Il giudizio di Paride (The Judgement of Paris) 1583 Pen and ink on paper, 36.6 x 47.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York On his father’s death in 1540, the young Alessandro Allori was adopted by Bronzino…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Scipione l’Africano libera Massiva (Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva) 1719–1721 Oil on canvas, 279.4 x 487.6 cm Walters Art Museum, Baltimore See also: • Scipio Africanus, Publius Cornelius (236-183 BC)
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Il banchetto di Cleopatra (The Banquet of Cleopatra) 1743–1744 Oil on canvas, 250.3 × 357 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Knight, Death and the Devil 1513 Engraving, 24.6 × 18.9 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Compare: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Knight, Death and the Devil 1513 Petit Palais, Paris
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Negazione di San Pietro (The Denial of Saint Peter) 1610 Oil on canvas, 94 x 125.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Caravaggio’s late works depend for their dramatic effect on brightly lit areas standing in contrast to a…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Jésus insulté par les soldats (Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers) 1865 Oil on canvas, 190.8 × 148.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago For this monumental painting, Édouard Manet depicted Jesus Christ at the end of his life,…
Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) La partie de cartes (Soldiers Playing cards) 1917 Oil on canvas, 129 × 193 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Battle of Centaurs and Lapiths 17th century Oil on canvas, 44 cm x 51.5 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires