Tag: light

Martin Luther (1525)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Martin Luther 1525 Oil on oak panel, 40 x 26.6 cm Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol Compare: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of Martin Luther 1532 Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen     Cranach, Lucas…

Rue de Voisins (1871)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Rue de Voisins 1871 Oil on canvas, 46 x 55.5 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester See also: • Louveciennes (France)

Cleopatra at Philae (c.1855-1912)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Cleopatra at Philae c.1855–1912 Oil on canvas, 152.8 × 107.3 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Unfinished oil painting entitled ‘Cleopatra at Philae’ at the Temple of Isis. (V&A) See also: • Cleopatra (69-30 BC) | Philae (Egypt)

Abraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael (1640)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Abraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael 1640 Oil on oak panel, 39 × 53.2 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London CAI.78 is signed and dated Rembrandt f. 1640, and was generally accepted as an autograph work until 1973. However, the earliest…

Autoritratto come giovane uomo (c.1548)

Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Autoritratto come giovane uomo (Self-Portrait as a Young Man) c.1548 Oil on pine panel, 45.7 × 36.8 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London This early and forceful self-portrait, by one of the greatest Venetian painters, was done with…