Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Circumcision 1661 Oil on canvas, 56.5 x 75 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633),…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Visión de san Pedro Nolasco (Vision of St. Peter Nolasco) 1629 Oil on canvas, 179 x 223 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Founder of the order of la Merced Calzada, the saint is depicted kneeling, leaning on…
Guercino (1591-1666) San Gregorio e Santi (Saint Gregory the Great with Saints Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier) c.1625–1626 Oil on canvas, 296 x 211 cm National Gallery, London This altarpiece commemorates one of the most important events of the papacy…
Guercino (1591-1666) Cristo morto compianto dagli angeli (Dead Christ mourned by Two Angels) c.1617–1618 Oil on copper, 36.8 x 44.4 cm National Gallery, London This small painting depicts a solemn religious scene. Two angels kneel in quiet contemplation next to…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Annunciazione (Annunciation) c.1488–1490 Tempera on panel, h. 21 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This panel is part of the predella of the of the San Marco Altarpiece. San Marco Altarpiece: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala di San Marco c.1488–1490 Galleria degli…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala di Sant’Ambrogio (Madonna and Child with Six Saints) c.1470 Tempera on panel, 170 x 194 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze The Altarpiece of Sant’Ambrogio, depicting the Madonna with Child and Saints, painted around 1470, when the artist was…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna che adora il Bambino (The Virgin Adoring the Child) c.1480–1490 Tempera on panel, diam. 58.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A woman kneels, angled to our left, and tips her face down toward a naked baby propped…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Battesimo ed elezione di San Zanobi (Baptism of St Zenobius and His Appointment as Bishop) c.1500 Tempera on wood, 66.7 x 149.2 cm National Gallery, London Four Scenes from the Early Life of Saint Zenobius. This painting was made…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Magi) 1478–1482 Tempera and oil on panel, 68 x 102 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington About three dozen people gather in a grassy field to either side of a crumbling structure to…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Kings) c.1500 Tempera on panel, 107.5 x 173 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze