Raffaello (1483-1520) La Belle Jardinière (Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist) c.1507–1508 Oil on panel, 122 x 80 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
La Belle Jardinière (c.1507-1508)
Tag: Madonna and Child
Madonna della Scala (c.1490)
Michelangelo (1475-1564) Madonna della Scala (Madonna of the Stairs) c.1490 Marble bas-relief, 56.7 x 40.1 cm Casa Buonarroti, Firenze The Madonna della scala, or Madonna of the Stairs, of which no mention was made during Michelangelo’s lifetime, was cited for the…
Virgen con el Niño (1670s)
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Virgen con el Niño (Virgin and Child) 1670s Oil on canvas, 165.7 x 109.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Like Zurbarán and Velázquez, Murillo was trained in Seville, where he spent his whole career. Often referred…
The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (1434-1435)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin c.1434–1435 Oil on panel, 66 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Painted for Nicolas Rolin (around 1376/80-1462), chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy Philippe the Good, to adorn the personal chapel (Saint-Sébastien…
Madonna at the Fountain (1439)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna at the Fountain 1439 Oil on panel, 19 x 12 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Inscriptions: frame, lower: A XAN/ IOHES DE EYCK ME FECIT + PLEVIT ANO 1439° The Virgin Mary lovingly cradles the…
The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (1436)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (Madonna met kanunnik Joris van der Paele) 1436 Oil on panel, 124.5 x 160 cm / 148 x 184 cm (framed) Groeningemuseum, Bruges Inscriptions: Bible quote (top of list): HEC E[ST]…
Lucca Madonna (c.1437)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Lucca Madonna c.1437 Oil on panel, 65.5 × 149.5 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt No other work by Jan van Eyck conveys a sense of such immediate intimacy between the viewer and the figures depicted as this painting.…
Madonna in the Church (c.1437-1440)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna in the Church c.1437–1440 Oil on oak panel, 31.1 x 13.9 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Madonna in the Church is one of the most beautiful and precious works of art created by Jan van Eyck. Copies…
Madonna del Prato (c.1500-1505)
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow) c.1500–1505 Oil on synthetic panel, transferred from wood, 66.5 × 85.1 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary adores the Christ Child sleeping on her lap. Giovanni Bellini was one of…
Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (1505)
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (San Zaccaria Altarpiece) 1505 Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 402 x 273 cm San Zaccaria, Venezia