Tag: Italia

Celio (Roma)

Latin: Collis Caelius. See also: • Hills | Roma (Italia) | Roman Hills | Seven Hills of Rome

Presentazione al Tempio (c.1454)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Presentazione al Tempio (Presentation in the Temple) c.1454 Tempera on wood, 77.1 x 94.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Presentation of Christ in the Temple is narrated in the Gospel of Saint Luke (2:21–39). Soon after his birth, Jesus was…

Orazione nell’orto (c.1455-1456)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Orazione nell’orto (Agony in the Garden) c.1455–1456 Egg tempera on wood, 62.9 × 80 cm National Gallery, London Christ is shown in prayer. Aware that his disciple Judas had betrayed him, he left Jerusalem and took refuge in…

Pincio (Roma)

Latin: Mons Pincius. The Pincian Hill in Art: Corot, Camille (1796-1875) La Trinité-des-Monts 1825–1828 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Monte Pincio, Rome 1840–1850 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     Corot, Camille (1796-1875) La Trinité-des-Monts à Rome 1826–1828 Musée d’art et d’histoire, Genève…

Trinità dei Monti (Roma)

Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Monti Founded: 1502 Completed: 1519 Address: Piazza della Trinità dei Monti, 3, 00187 Roma RM, Italia Website: https://trinitadeimonti.net/it/ Trinità dei Monti in Art: Corot, Camille (1796-1875) La Trinité-des-Monts 1825–1828 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Corot,…

Morte della Vergine (c.1462)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Morte della Vergine (Death of the Virgin) c.1462 Oil on wood, 54.5 x 42 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Virgin Mary lies on her deathbed, surrounded by eleven Apostles. Through the window, the Borgo di San Giorgio and…

Allegoria sacra (c.1490-1500)

Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Allegoria sacra (Sacred Allegory) c.1490–1500 Oil on wood panel, 73 x 119 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze One of the most enigmatic and fascinating works of the Italian Renaissance, this painting by Bellini shows the Madonna seated on…

San Giovanni Crisostomo (Venezia)

Founded: 1080 Destroyed by fire: 1475 Rebuilt: 1497 Completed: 1525 Location: Salizada San Giovanni Crisostomo 5889, 30131 Venezia, Italia Works of Art: • Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516): Santi Cristoforo, Girolamo e Ludovico di Tolosa (1513) See also: • Churches | Venezia (Italia)

Madonna del Prato (c.1500-1505)

Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow) c.1500–1505 Oil on synthetic panel, transferred from wood, 66.5 × 85.1 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary adores the Christ Child sleeping on her lap. Giovanni Bellini was one of…