Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Il ritrovamento di Mosè (The Finding of Moses) early 1630s Oil on canvas, 257 × 301 cm National Gallery, London In this vast canvas Orazio Gentileschi depicts the Old Testament story of the Finding of Moses (Exodus 2:2-10).…
Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (The Rest on the Flight into Egypt) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 175.6 × 218 cm National Gallery, London On loan from Birmingham Museums Trust on behalf of Birmingham City Council. Compare: Gentileschi, Orazio…
Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Danae c.1623 Oil on canvas, 162 x 228.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland The gauzy scarf draped over Danaë was a studio prop present in many of Orazio‘s paintings. Danaë’s father feared a prophecy that his grandson…
(1563–1639) Orazio Lomi Gentileschi The artist’s works: Cristo che porta la croce c.1605–1607 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna San Francesco sorretto dall’angelo c.1607 Museo del Prado, Madrid Giovane donna col violino c.1612 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Riposo nella fuga in Egitto c.1620 National Gallery, London…
(1600–1649) King of England (1625–1649) King of Ireland (1625–1649) King of Scotland (1625–1649) Charles I in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Apotheosis of James I c.1628–1630 Tate Britain, London Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland…
(1599–1641) Antoon van Dyck Anthonie Vandyke The artist’s works: Portrait of a Married Couple c.1617–1618 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Mucius Scaevola before Lars Porsenna c.1618–1620 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest The Betrayal…
(1593-c.1653) The artist’s works: Danae c.1612 Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Autoritratto come martire c.1615 Private collection Autoritratto come Santa Caterina d’Alessandria c.1615–1617 National Gallery, London Autoritratto come suonatrice di liuto c.1615–1618 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Giuditta e la sua ancella c.1618–1619 Galleria…
(43 BC-17/18 AD) Publius Ovidius Naso Works: • Ars Amatoria; or, The Art Of Love (English) • Fasti (Latin) • Metamorfóseos o Transformaciones, Tomo 1 (Spanish) • Metamorfóseos o Transformaciones, Tomo 2 (Spanish) • Metamorfóseos o Transformaciones, Tomo 3 (Spanish) •…
(1571–1610) Michelangelo Merisi The artist’s works: Ragazzo che monda un frutto 1592–1593 Fondazione Roberto Longhi, Firenze Ragazzo che monda un frutto c.1592–1593 Hampton Court Palace, London Ragazzo che monda un frutto c.1592–1593 Private collection Ragazzo morso da un ramarro c.1594–1595 National…
Museums: • Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Reale: Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti 46, 56126 Pisa Births: • Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642) • Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Deaths: • Cimabue (1240-1302) • Eleonora di Toledo (1522-1562) See also: • Cities | Italia