Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio (Venus with a Mirror) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 124.5 x 105.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Titian’s goddess of love and beauty conjures the sense of touch. Observing her flushed cheek, one can almost feel its…
Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540) Cristo morto compianto da quattro angeli (The Dead Christ with Four Angels) c.1524–1527 Oil on panel, 133.4 x 104.1 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540) Mosè difende le figlie di Jetro (Moses Defends the Daughters of Jethro) 1523–1527 Oil on canvas, 160 x 117 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Domenico Veneziano (c.1410-1461) San Giovanni Battista nel deserto (Saint John the Baptist in the Desert) c.1445–1450 Tempera on panel, 28.4 x 31.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington One of Domenico Veneziano‘s major works is an altarpiece that he painted about 1445…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) La barca di Caronte e il ratto di Proserpina (Mythological Scene with the Rape of Proserpine) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 121.6 x 193 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Minerva protettrice delle Arti e delle Scienze (Minerva as Protectress of the Arts and Sciences) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 73.5 x 88 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Antro dell’eternità (The Cave of Eternity) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 73.1 x 87.5 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of twelve – ten of which are in the National Gallery…