De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Our Lady of Peace 1907 Oil on canvas, 195.2 x 100.2 cm De Morgan Collection This painting is in response to the Boer war. In Our Lady of Peace we see a Christian knight, who is about…
Our Lady of Peace (1907)
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Madonna che adora il Bambino (early 1490s)
Lorenzo di Credi (c.1459-1537) Madonna che adora il Bambino (Madonna Adoring the Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and an Angel) early 1490s Tempera on wood, diameter 91.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York An angel introduces the infant…
Pandora (c.1896)
Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) Pandora c.1896 Oil on canvas, 91.12 x 152 cm Private collection
Le Massacre des Innocents (1626-1627)
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Le Massacre des Innocents (The Massacre of the Innocents) 1626–1627 Oil on canvas, 97 x 131.7 cm Petit Palais, Paris The Gospel of St. Matthew tells the story of the Massacre of the Innocents. King Herod ordered the…
Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (1862)
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1862 Oil on canvas, 115 x 206 cm Petit Palais, Paris Tissot portrays the parable of the prodigal son in the Middle Ages. As a historical painter, he…
Jeunes grecs à la mosquée (1865)
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Jeunes grecs à la mosquée (Young Greeks in the Mosque) 1865 Oil on panel, 37.8 x 27.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Gérôme traveled frequently in the Near East and specialized in scenes of daily life there. Since…
The Convalescent (1896)
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Convalescent 1896 Black ink on paper, 62.8 42.5 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
Apparizione della Vergine a un frate francescano (c.1475-1480)
Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) Apparizione della Vergine a un frate francescano lodato da sant’Antonio da Padova (The Apparition of the Virgin to a Franciscan Friar Commended by Saint Anthony of Padua) c.1475–1480 Tempera and gold on wood, 56.7 × 41.5 cm Museum…
The Annunciation (1420-1425)
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) The Annunciation 1420–1425 Oil on oak panel, 76 x 70 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The event is set in a gothic temple, alluding to the New Law that replaces the old one, represented by the Romanesque tower in…
Saint John the Baptist (1438)
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) Saint John the Baptist and the Franciscan Heinrich von Werl 1438 Oil on oak panel, 101 x 47 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Pair: Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) Saint Barbara 1438 Museo del Prado, Madrid