(1554–1623) Alessandro Ludovisi Pope Gregory XV (1621–1623) Alessandro Ludovisi in Art: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Busto di papa Gregorio XV 1621 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Guercino (1591-1666) Papa Gregorio XV c.1622–1623 Getty Center, Los Angeles Guercino (1591-1666) San Gregorio…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Lavanda dei piedi (Christ Washing His Disciples’ Feet) c.1545–1555 Oil on canvas, 154.9 × 407.7 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Corpus (The Crucified Christ) c.1650 Bronze, 174 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Vue de Volterra (View of Volterra) 1838 Oil on canvas, 32.2 x 24.4 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego In 1834, on his second trip to Italy, Corot spent a month in the 14th century hill town…
Volterra in Art: Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Vue de Volterra 1838 Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Births: • Persius (34 AD-62 AD) See also: • Cities | Italia
Guercino (1591-1666) Il ritorno del figliol prodigo (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1654–1655 Oil on canvas, 155.6 x 146.1 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego The parable depicted by Il Guercino (a nickname meaning “squint-eyed”) is the one most…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Nu féminin assis (Seated Female Nude) c.1916 Oil on canvas, 92.4 x 59.8 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Michelangelo (1475-1564) Il Sogno (The Dream) c.1533 Black chalk on laid paper, 27.8 x 39.8 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Jeanne Hébuterne 1919 Oil on canvas, 100 × 65 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The model here is Jeanne Hébuterne, Amedeo Modigliani‘s lover during the last three years of his life. Hébuterne was an art student when she and…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Jeune fille au corsage à pois (Girl with a Polka-Dot Blouse) 1919 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 73 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia A thin paint surface and clean, decisive lines characterize this portrait of a young woman. The…