Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Virgin and Child with Saint Anne probably 1519 Oil on linden, 60 x 49.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Dürer traveled to Italy from 1505–7, in particular to Venice, where he drew many inspirations for his…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Madonna col Bambino (Virgin and Child) c.1720–1725 Oil on canvas, 64.3 x 48.3 cm Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Virgin and Child with a Bunch of Grapes c.1509–1510 Oil on panel, 71.5 x 44.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the leading figures in the 16th-century…
Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) La Madone du village (The Madonna of the Village) 1938–1942 Oil on canvas, 102.5 x 98 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid During the years of the Jewish holocaust, Chagall painted numerous religious scenes taken from the Christian tradition. He…
Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319) Maestà (Madonna with Angels and Saints) 1308–1311 Tempera on wood, 214 x 412 cm Duomo di Siena, Siena This was the central panel of the Maestà altarpiece in the Cathedral of Siena. Virtual reconstruction of the…
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Madonna dei Cherubini, Madonna con il Bambino e un coro di cherubini (Madonna of Cherubs, Madonna and Child with a Choir of Cherubs) c.1485 Tempera on panel, 88 x 70 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano The panel,…
Bellini, Jacopo (c.1400-c.1470) Madonna con il Bambino (Madonna and Child) 1448 Tempera on panel, 45 x 50 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Jacopo Bellini was the father of Gentile and Giovanni and a great painter in his own right, unfairly…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna con il Bambino (Madonna and Child) 1510 Oil on canvas, 85 x 115 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano The Madonna and Child, dated 1510, is the latest of the works by Bellini in Brera. When he…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna Greca (The Greek Madonna) c.1460–1465 Oil on panel, 84 x 64 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano The so-called ‘Greek Madonna’ by Giovanni Bellini takes its nickname from the Greek μήτηρ Θεού, seen at the top of…
Bellini, Jacopo (c.1400-c.1470) Madonna col Bambino benedicente e cherubini (Madonna and Child Blessing) c.1455 Tempera on wood, 82 x 55 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia Different ideas have been put forward regarding the original provenance of the panel, which, in the…