Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem c.1617 Oil on canvas, 151 × 229.2 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis In 1618, Peter Paul Rubens referred to the young Anthony van Dyck as “the best of my pupils.” This…
Donatello (1386-1466) Il martirio di San Sebastiano (The martyrdom of Saint Sebastian) c.1460 Bronze, 26 x 24 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris This bronze plaquette was already famous when it entered the Edouard André Collection. A masterpiece by the sculptor Donatello, the perspective…
Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Crocifissione tra i santi Cristoforo e Girolamo (Christ on the Cross between Sts. Christopher and Jerome) Ante 1473 or c.1475–1478 Oil on panel, 59 x 40 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma This panel has been in the Borghese Collection only since…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Egyptian Widow 1872 Oil on panel, 74.9 × 99.1 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The Frisian artist Alma-Tadema was a great success in England, where he was even knighted. His representations of ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman scenes made…
Miró, Joan (1893-1983) La casa de la palmera (House with Palm Tree) 1918 Oil on canvas, 65 x 73 cm Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid Joan Miró’s searches for new plastic solutions between 1916 and 1918 led to the creation of four ‘detailist’…
Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Autoritratto come Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria) c.1615–1617 Oil on canvas, 71.4 × 69 cm National Gallery, London Artemisia Gentileschi, the most celebrated female artist of the seventeenth century, appears in the guise…
Post, Frans (1612-1680) Landscape in Dutch Brazil 1652 Oil on canvas, 282.5 x 210.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam From 1630 the Dutch West India Company (WIC) conquers parts of Brazil and ousts the Portuguese based there. Foiling the enemy is a main…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (Mystic Marriage of St Catherine) 16th century Oil on panel, 184 x 133 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Post, Frans (1612-1680) Brazilian Landscape 1650s Oil on panel, 48 x 61 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Brasil
Martini, Simone (c.1284-1344) L’Angelo dell’Annunciazione (The Angel of the Annunciation) c.1330 Tempera on poplar panel, 29.5 x 20.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This small, rich panel was originally the left side of a diptych, which, along with a right-hand panel…