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Café Maison, Le Caire (1884)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Café Maison, Le Caire; la coulée balles (Cafe House, Cairo; Casting Bullets) 1884 or earlier Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 62.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York While two mercenaries cast bullets and a third, seated behind them,…

Ritratto d’uomo (c.1710)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1710 Ivory, 76 x 59 mm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Carriera was known throughout Europe for her pastel portraits, but she also pioneered the use of ivory as a support…

Self-Portrait (c.1620-1621)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Self-Portrait c.1620–1621 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 87.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Lifting a languid hand to his chin, the young Van Dyck presents himself as an aristocrat, excluding any signs of his trade…

The Adoration of the Magi (c.1475)

Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) The Adoration of the Magi c.1475 Oil and gold on oak, 71.1 x 56.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This tranquil scene, with its tunneling perspective and sensitively rendered faces, is characteristic of Bosch’s works before…

Putto con ghirlande (c.1509)

Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Putto con ghirlande (Putto with garlands) c.1509 Fresco, transferred to canvas and attached to wood panels, 94 × 108 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This fresco was part of a series which decorated the palace belonging to Pandolfo…

Le lacrime di San Pietro (c.1612-1613)

Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Le lacrime di San Pietro (The Tears of Saint Peter) c.1612–1613 Oil on canvas, 161.9 x 114.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Spanish by birth, Ribera moved to Italy when he was fourteen or fifteen. He…

La fuga in Egitto (1701)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) La fuga in Egitto (The Flight into Egypt) 1701 Oil on canvas, 61.5 x 48.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In 1692 Giordano was summoned to Spain as court painter to King Charles II. Charles was succeeded in…