Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Apparizione di Gesù alla Maddalena (Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene) 1581 Oil on canvas, 80 x 65.5 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Apparizione di Gesù alla Maddalena (1581)
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Il Fuoco (1566)
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Il Fuoco (Fire) 1566 Oil on limewood panel, 66.5 x 51 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower right: Joesphus Arcimboldus Mlnensis. F. On the back side: IGNIS 1566 Two paintings from the “Four Elements” series can be…
Inverno (1563)
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Inverno (Winter) 1563 Oil on limewood, 66.6 x 50.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower right: GIVSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO. F. On the back side: 1563 HIEMS Arcimboldo had been imperial court painter in Vienna and Prague since 1562. As well…
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…
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…
Portrait of a man (c.1438-1440)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a man (from the Arnolfini family?) c.1438–1440 Oil on oak, 30 x 21.6 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The man, whose identity is not indicated by the picture itself, apparently belonged to the middle class, as his…
Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy (c.1435)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy c.1435 Oil on oak, 26.6 x 19.5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The middle-aged, male subject of this portrait is depicted as a half-figure who turns towards the left and is presented in front of…
Portrait of Margaret van Eyck (1439)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Margaret van Eyck (Portret van Margareta van Eyck) 1439 Oil on panel, 32.6 x 25.8 cm Groeningemuseum, Bruges inscription and dating (top): .CO[N]IV[N]X M[EV]S IOH[ANN]ES ME C[OM]PLEVIT AN[N]O . 1439°.17°IVNIJ age ported (bottom): ETAS MEA…
Portrait of a Man, Léal Souvenir (1432)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a Man (Léal Souvenir) 1432 Oil on oak, 33.3 x 18.9 cm National Gallery, London This small portrait is puzzling in many ways. We don‘t know who this man was or why he is holding…