Tag: Italia

Ercole e Lica

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after) Ercole e Lica (Hercules and Lichas) Late 19th century Bronze, 27.6 × 18.5 × 14.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

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Cardinal Richelieu (c.1642)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Cardinal Richelieu c.1642 Bronze, 87.7 × 73.9 x 33 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne See also: • Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de (1585-1642)

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Rovine del Foro di Roma (c.1743)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) Rovine del Foro di Roma (Ruins of the Forum, Rome) c.1743 Oil on canvas, 87 × 148 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne See also: • Roma (Italia)

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Canestra di frutta (c.1597-1600)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Canestra di frutta (Basket of Fruit) c.1597–1600 Oil on canvas, 54.5 × 67.5 cm Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milano This is probably the most famous painting in the collection of Cardinal Federico Borromeo, which formed the original nucleus of the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.…

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Bacco (c.1598)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Bacco (Bacchus) c.1598 Oil on canvas, 95 x 85 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This painting is part of the author’s early series of half-length portraits painted ‘in chiaro’, which includes works such as the ‘Fruttaiolo’ (Boy with a…

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