El Greco (1541-1614) San Mateo (St. Matthew) c.1610–1614 Oil on canvas,28-1/4 x 21-5/8 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Domenikos Theotokopolous, known as El Greco (the Greek), was a native of the island of Crete. He was trained there as a painter…
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem c.1617 Oil on canvas, 151 × 229.2 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis In 1618, Peter Paul Rubens referred to the young Anthony van Dyck as “the best of my pupils.” This…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) 1470 Oil on wood, 62 x 48 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris This work—belatedly attributed to Botticelli—is distinguished by the simplicity of the composition, the finesse of the execution, and the serene expressions on…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) La fuga in Egitto (The Flight into Egypt) 1510 Oil on canvas, 151 x 89 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris Attributed to Botticelli, a painter in whom Nélie André was particularly interested, this painting represents a famous biblical episode—the flight…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna in trono col Bambino (Madonna Enthroned with Child) 1510 Oil on wood panel, 131 x 103 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris The composition is highly structured and the various planes create a sense of depth. The Virgin is seated…
Perugino (c.1446-1523) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) c.1470 Oil on wood, 61 x 41 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris The position of the infant Jesus in the work by Perugino is similar to that in the painting by Botticelli. This is explained…
Perugino (c.1446-1523) Natività (The Nativity) c.1522 Fresco transferred to canvas, 254.5 × 131 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Pietro di Cristoforo Vanucci called Perugino (ca. 1450-1523) may have trained with Andrea Verrocchio and subsequently with Piero della Francesca in 1480. He…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Adorazione dei pastori (Adoration of the Shepherds) c.1578 Oil on canvas, 77.7 x 92.2 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) Crocifissione (Crucifixion) c.1408 Tempera on panel, 60 x 40.5 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Gentile da Fabriano was the greatest painter of the late Italian Gothic, an itinerant artist who worked in Lombardy, Brescia, Venice, in the marche,…
Giotto (c.1267-1337) Bacio di Giuda (Kiss of Judas) c.1303–1306 Fresco, 200 x 185 cm Cappella degli Scrovegni, Padova