Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Adoration of the Magi 1598–1600 Oil on copperplate, 26.5 x 35.2 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Compare: Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) The Adoration of the Kings 1598 National Gallery, London
Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) Adorazione di Gesù Bambino (Adoration of the Christ Child) c.1480 Tempera on canvas, diameter 33 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Filippino Lippi was the son of the artist-monk, Fra Filippo Lippi, and himself a pupil of Botticelli. This…
Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) The Virgin and Child enthroned c.1433 Oil on panel, 15.8 x 11.4 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden was one of the greatest figures of 15th-century art. Among his…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) La crocifissione (The Crucifixion) 1745–1750 Oil on canvas, 79.4 x 88.3 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Nunc Dimittis (Now You let depart) c.1505–1510 Oil on panel, 62 x 82.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Considered in his later years to be the greatest Venetian painter of his time, Giovanni Bellini was the teacher of the…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Madonna dell’Umiltà (The Virgin of Humility) c.1425 Tempera on panel, 98.6 x 49.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, on loan at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) Guido di Piero da Mugello, known as Friar Giovanni…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) L’Annunciazione (The Annunciation) c.1574 Oil on poplar, 216 x 166 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) L’Adorazione dei pastori (The Adoration of the Shepherds) 1650 Oil on canvas, 239 x 181 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Sent directly from Naples in 1802, this painting was the first work by Ribera to enter the…
Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Madonna col Bambino tra San Girolamo (?) e San Gregorio Magno (Madonna and Child between Saint Jerome (?) and Saint Gregory the Great) 1st quarter of the 16th century Oil on poplar, 59.2 x 41 cm Musée du…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) The Flight into Egypt 1462 Oil on wood, 47 x 26 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Triptych Left panel: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint John the Baptist 1462 Musée du Louvre, Paris Right panel: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint…