Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Il martirio e l’ultima comunione di Santa Lucia (The Martyrdom and Last Communion of Saint Lucy) 1585–1586 Oil on canvas, 139.7 x 173.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington While exposing her breast to the thrust of the dagger…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) San Luca (Saint Luke) 1570–1571 Oil on panel, 177.8 × 99.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Saint Luke and Saint Mark panels were part of a commission from Pope Pius V in 1569 to decorate the newly…
Robbia, Luca della (1400-1482) La Natività (The Nativity) c.1460 Glazed terracotta, 56.5 x 47.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319) Natività con i profeti Isaia ed Ezechiele (The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel) 1308–1311 Tempera on single poplar panel, 48 × 86.8 × 7.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This painting was part of…
Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Mountainous Landscape with Herdsmen Resting by a Path c.1595 Oil on copper, 18.6 x 25.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Travelers of different backgrounds populate the windy roads of this dramatic mountain view. With atmospheric lighting and…
Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) Veduta di Pirna in Sassonia (View of Pirna in Saxony) 1763 Oil on canvas, 47 x 76.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Compare: Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) Veduta di Pirna dalla fortezza di Sonnenstein 1750s Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also:…
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Le Transport du charbon (The Coal Carriers) 1851 Oil on canvas, 47.62 × 68.26 cm Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Sevrage des veaux (Weaning the Calves) 1879 Oil on canvas, 65.1 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The scene is probably located on one of the high pasturelands of the Pyrenees. Rosa Bonheur took a trip…
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Boeuf couché (Reclining Ox) modeled 1846 Bronze, dark brown patina; wood base, 14.6 × 28.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Bonheur made figures such as this primarily to serve as models for sketches which would be useful in…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Natività (The Nativity) c.1473–1475 Fresco transferred to canvas, 161.3 x 137.2 cm Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia Sandro Botticelli is arguably the most renowned Renaissance master of the 15th century. The Nativity is not only the sole Botticelli…