Caravaggio (1571-1610) Narciso (Narcissus) 1597–1599 Oil on canvas, 113.3 x 94 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma The classical myth of Narcissus had been frequently represented since antiquity, but the version by Caravaggio is distinguished by its unusual compositional scheme, conceived rather like a…
(c.1430–1516) “Giambellino” The artist’s works: Madonna adorante il Bambino che dorme early 1460s Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Madonna Greca c.1460–1465 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Pietà c.1460 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Cristo morto sostenuto da due angeli c.1465–1470 National…
(1598–1680) The artist’s works: Baccanale: un fauno preso in giro da bambini c.1616–1617 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York San Sebastiano 1616–1617 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid San Lorenzo 1617 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Nudo maschile seduto c.1618–1624 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Anima dannata…
(1839–1906) The artist’s works: Les Saisons: Le Printemps c.1860 Petit Palais, Paris Les Saisons: L’Eté c.1860 Petit Palais, Paris Les Saisons: L’Automne c.1860 Petit Palais, Paris Les Saisons: L’Hiver c.1860 Petit Palais, Paris Copie d’après Le Titien c.1864 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Jeune…
(1518–1594) Jacopo Robusti, Jacopo Comin The artist’s works: Ritratto maschile 1500s Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Caino uccide Abele 1540s Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest La cena di Emmaus c.1542 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest La conversione di san Paolo c.1544 National…
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Marriage of Peleus and Thetis 1636–1638 Oil on canvas, 181 x 288 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid As with the Rape of Hippodamia (P01658), this marriage scene was commissioned from Rubens as part of the mythological cycle drawn from…