Tag: Italia

Lago con cigni (1908)

Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) Lago con cigni (Lake with Swans) 1908 Color etching, inked à la poupée, on wove paper, 21 × 30.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

Mia madre che lavora (1907)

Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) Mia madre che lavora (My Mother Working) 1907 Drypoint printed in black on wove paper, 36.2 × 31 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Boccioni, Cecilia Forlani (?)

Monsignor Francesco Barberini (c.1623)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Monsignor Francesco Barberini c.1623 Marble, 80.01 x 65.88 x 25.72 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This free-standing, white marble sculpture shows the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a balding, bearded man. In this photograph, his body…

Monsignor Francesco Barberini

(1528–1600) Francesco Barberini in Art: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Monsignor Francesco Barberini c.1623 National Gallery of Art, Washington   Born 1528 Firenze (Italia) Died 1600 Roma (Italia) Nephew Maffeo Barberini (1568-1644), Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644) Occupation Merchant

Francesco Barberini

(1597–1679) Works in his collection: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) San Sebastiano 1616–1617 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid   Born September 23 1597 Firenze (Italia) Died December 10 1679 Roma (Italia) Uncle Maffeo Barberini (1568-1644), Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644) Occupation Art patron Cardinal Translator

Quattro stagioni in una testa (c.1590)

Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Quattro stagioni in una testa (Four Seasons in One Head) c.1590 Oil on panel, 60.4 x 44.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In this vertical painting, a tree trunk, branches, plants, fruit, and flowers are arranged to…

Madonna dell’Umiltà (c.1430)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Madonna dell’Umiltà (The Madonna of Humility) c.1430 Tempera on panel, 60.7 x 45.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A woman sits in the center of this vertical panel painting and gazes down at a baby lying across…

Marte e Venere uniti dall’Amore (1570s)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Marte e Venere uniti dall’Amore (Mars and Venus United by Love) 1570s Oil on canvas, 205.7 x 161 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The love between Mars, the god of war, and Venus, the goddess of…

Francesco d’Este

(c.1429-c.1486) Francesco d’Este in Art: Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Francesco d’Este c.1460 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York    

La crocifissione (mid-1450s)

Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475) La crocifissione (The Crucifixion) probably mid-1450s Tempera on wood, gold ground, 45.7 x 27.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Uccello is best known for his battle scenes for the Medici palace and for frescoes in the…