Caravaggio (1571-1610) Riposo durante la Fuga in Egitto (Rest on the Flight into Egypt) 1597 Oil on canvas, 135.5 x 166.5 cm Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma The “Rest” is a masterpiece of extraordinary beauty and exceptional communicative immediacy by the young…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Maddalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) 1597 Oil on canvas, 122.5 x 98.5 cm Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma Portrayed in an unadorned environment and sitting on a low chair, as if crushed by the shot from above, with a single ray…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Concerto di giovani (The Musicians) 1597 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 118.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York While Cupid confirms Caravaggio’s allegorical frame for representing Music, the artist equally engages with contemporary performance and individualized models, including…
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…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto (Lute Player) c.1595–1596 Oil on canvas, 100 x 126.5 cm Private collection Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto c.1595 Badminton House, England Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto 1595–1596 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto (Lute-Player) 1595–1596 Oil on canvas, 94 x 119 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This is an early work by Caravaggio, who sought above all to convey the reality and solidity of the surrounding world. We can…
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Costanza Alidosi (Portrait of Costanza Alidosi) c.1595 Oil on canvas 157.48 x 119.39 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington Lavinia Fontana depicted the Bolognese noblewoman Costanza Alidosi seated in a sparsely, yet…
Canaletto (1697-1768) Bacino di San Marco dalla Piazzetta (Bacino di San Marco from the Piazzetta) c.1750 Oil on canvas, 131.4 x 163.2 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Compare: Canaletto (1697-1768) Il Bacino di San Marco dalla Piazzetta c.1735 Art Gallery…
Canaletto (1697-1768) Il Bacino di San Marco dalla Piazzetta (The Bacino di San Marco, from the Piazzetta) c.1735 Oil on canvas, 48.8 × 81.8 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Compare: Canaletto (1697-1768) Bacino di San Marco dalla Piazzetta c.1750 National…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Busto di papa Gregorio XV (Bust of Pope Gregory XV) 1621 Marble, 83.2 × 62.3 × 32.4 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto See also: • Gregorius XV, Pope (1554-1623)