Tag: lizard

San Girolamo penitente (1546)

Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) San Girolamo penitente (Penitent Saint Jerome) 1546 Oil on canvas, 99 x 90 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Lorenzo Lotto‘s various depictions of the penitent Saint Jerome span early versions influenced by Albrecht Dürer and Giovanni Bellini (Musée…

San Girolamo penitente (1419-1420)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) San Girolamo penitente (The Penitent Saint Jerome) 1419–1420 Tempera on wood panel, 56.5 x 41.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Although some scholars attribute this painting to the Florentine artists Masolino, Masaccio, and Giovanni Toscani, most favor the…

Madonna and Child with Angels (after 1479)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Madonna and Child with Angels after 1479 Oil on panel, 57.6 x 46.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In the tradition of his Flemish predecessors, Memling‘s painting contains a wealth of religious meaning; it is filled with symbols…

Jardinière des Titans (c.1877)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Jardinière des Titans (The “Titans” Jardinière) c.1877 Earthenware, 22 x 36 cm Petit Palais, Paris See also: • Michelangelo (1475-1564)

Nature morte aux homards (1826-1827)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Nature morte aux homards, dit aussi Trophées de chasse et de pêche (Still-Life with Lobster, or Trophies of hunting and fishing) 1826–1827 Oil on canvas, 80.5 x 106.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

Ragazzo morso da un ramarro (c.1594-1595)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ragazzo morso da un ramarro (Boy bitten by a Lizard) c.1594–1595 Oil on canvas, 66 x 49.5 cm National Gallery, London An effeminate youth with curling locks, full lips and a rose tucked behind one ear, recoils in surprise at…