Tag: Jesus

Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.7 x 73 cm National Gallery, London Christ, hovering on wispy clouds, is surrounded by angels who sing, dance and play…

Crocifissione (c.1420-1423)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Crocifissione (The Crucifixion) c.1420–1423 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 63.8 x 48.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This early work by Fra Angelico accentuates the drama of the Crucifixion by showing the Virgin collapsed in grief with…

Crocifissione (c.1440)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Crocifissione (The Crucifixion) c.1440 Tempera transferred to canvas, laid down on wood, gold ground, 34 x 50.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York To the left of the Crucifixion are shown Saints Monica, her son Augustine, and Peter…

Maestà con due angeli (c.1280-1285)

Cimabue (1240-1302) Maestà con due angeli (The Virgin and Child with Two Angels) c.1280–1285 Egg tempera on wood, 25.6 × 20.8 cm National Gallery, London This is one of the earliest paintings in the National Gallery’s collection and a rare surviving…

Maestà (c.1290-1300)

Cimabue (1240-1302) Maestà (Madonna and Child Enthroned with Prophets) c.1290–1300 Tempera on wood, gold background, 384 x 223 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze

Maestà (c.1280)

Cimabue (1240-1302) Maestà (The Virgin and Child in Majesty surrounded by six angels) c.1280 Tempera and gold on poplar, 427 x 280 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Gable shape at the top. Original frame comprising twenty-six painted medallions: in the upper…

Maestà di Ognissanti (c.1300-1305)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) Maestà di Ognissanti (Majesty of All Saints, Madonna and Child Enthroned, Angels and Saints) c.1300–1305 Tempera on wood, gold background, 325 x 204 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze

Madonna col Bambino (c.1310-1315)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) c.1310–1315 Tempera on poplar panel, 85.4 × 61.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A woman with pale skin holds a baby in the crook of her left arm, on our right, against…