Tag: Italia

Sacra Conversazione (c.1500)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Sacra Conversazione (Holy Conversation) c.1500 Oil on poplar, 98 x 127 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Inscription: A. VICTORE CARPATHIO FICTI

Un orientale in piedi (s.d.)

Bellini, Gentile (c.1429-1507) Un orientale in piedi (A standing Oriental, three-quarters to the left, wearing a turban) s.d. Pen and brown ink, 20.7 x 11.4 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

Santa Barbara (1522)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Santa Barbara (Saint Barbara) 1522 Oil on panel, 48 x 39 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A portrait of Saint Barbara in profile on a black background. In her hands, she holds a tower, which was her symbol. A…

San Girolamo penitente (1546)

Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) San Girolamo penitente (Penitent Saint Jerome) 1546 Oil on canvas, 99 x 90 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Lorenzo Lotto‘s various depictions of the penitent Saint Jerome span early versions influenced by Albrecht Dürer and Giovanni Bellini (Musée…

La Punta della Dogana a Venezia (18th century)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) La Punta della Dogana a Venezia (The Punta della Dogana in Venice) 18th century Brown wash, pen on brown paper, 14.8 x 29.9 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The drawing, whose surface is somewhat lost, is considered original…

Il sacrificio di Isacco (c.1653)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Il sacrificio di Isacco (The Sacrifice of Isaac) c.1653 Oil on canvas, 85 x 124 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Arriving at the chosen place, Abraham built…