Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) View in Suffolk c.1755 Oil on canvas, 95.9 x 125.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The sun-drenched river bank, an amorous couple, and a leisurely rider offer a variety of details that create an idyllic setting. This…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Judgement of Paris 1530 Oil and tempera on panel, 50.8 x 36.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Lucas Cranach’s interpretation of the Judgment of Paris is a medieval retelling of an ancient beauty contest.…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Giuditta mostra la testa di Oloferne (Judith Displaying the Head of Holofernes) 1703–1704 Oil on canvas, 77.5 x 102.9 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The body of the murdered Assyrian general Holofernes forms the focal point…
Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Extensive Landscape With Travellers on a Country Road c.1608–1610 Oil on copper, 33.6 x 46.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis From an elevated viewpoint we see the city of Antwerp at the distant right,…
Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Giovane cavaliere in un paesaggio (Young Knight in a Landscape) c.1505 Oil on canvas, 218.5 x 151.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The canvas, signed and dated by Carpaccio on a cartellino to the right of the figure, was…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Une danse sur la musique du temps (A Dance to the Music of Time) c.1634–1636 Oil on canvas, 82.5 x 104 cm Wallace Collection, London
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Macbeth, paysage (Macbeth, Landscape) 1858–1859 Oil on canvas, 111 x 135.7 cm Wallace Collection, London See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) San Giacomo il Maggiore alla conquista dei mori (Saint James the Greater Conquering the Moors) c.1749–1750 Oil on canvas, 317 × 163 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest “It is as if God created Tiepolo for us. He follows…
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) San Giacomo il Maggiore con un pellegrino vivo e uno morto (Saint James the Greater with a Living and a Dead Pilgrim) c.1508 Oil on wood, 34 × 26.2 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest The tomb of…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Workshop Christ Carrying the Cross (Calvary Triptych, left shutter) 1480s Oil on oak, 58 × 27.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Calvary Triptych (1480s) Central panel: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Calvary 1480s Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Exterior:…