Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Portrait de femme (Portrait of a Woman) 1917–1918 Oil on canvas, 65 x 48.3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Born to a Sephardic Jewish family in Livorno, Italy, Modigliani studied briefly in Florence and Venice before moving…
Michelangelo (1475-1564) Studi di figure per la volta della Sistina (Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling, verso) 1510–1511 Chalk over charcoal on paper, 34.3 x 24.3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Universally considered one of the greatest artists of the Italian…
Michelangelo (1475-1564) Studio per giovane nudo sul profeta Daniele (Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel, recto) 1510–1511 Chalk over charcoal on paper, 34.3 x 24.3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Universally considered one of the greatest artists…
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) San Cristoforo (Saint Christopher) c.1500 Pen, ink, brush, wash and gouache on paper, 28.6 x 17.4 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Il sacrificio di Isacco (The Sacrifice of Isaac) 1750s Oil on canvas, 56.5 x 75.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Anna Zborowska 1917 Oil on canvas, 130.2 x 81.3 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York See also: • Anna Zborowska (1885-1978)
Les amants de Montparnasse (The Lovers of Montparnasse) Director: Jacques Becker Producer: Sandro Pallavicini Screenplay: Jacques Becker Based on: Les Montparnos by Michel-Georges Michel Genre: Biography | Drama | Romantic Music: Paul Misraki Country: France | Italia Language: French Studio: Franco London Films Release…
Canaletto (1697-1768) Capriccio: Un palazzo con cortile sulla laguna (Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon) c.1750–1755 Pen, ink and brush on paper, 26.9 x 42.1 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Privileged young Europeans embarking on the Grand…
Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di donna (Portrait of a Woman) c.1550 Oil on wood, 60 x 48.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Bronzino was court painter to Cosimo I de’Medici, the Duke of Florence. Though the woman cannot be definitively identified,…
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Le Repos (Rest) 1879 Oil on fabric, 164.5 x 117.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland One of the most celebrated academic painters of his time, Bouguereau underscores the moral virtues of the Italian peasants in this painting…