Tag: pearl

A Mermaid (1900)

Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) A Mermaid 1900 Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 66.6 cm Royal Academy of Arts, London John William Waterhouse presented this painting to the Royal Academy after his election as an Academician. From the 1880s Waterhouse exhibited at…

Salomè con la testa del Battista (c.1550)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Salomè con la testa del Battista (Salome with the Head of John the Baptist) c.1550 Oil on canvas, 87 x 80 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Salome, an Edomite princess born of Herodias and the wife of Herod Philip…

Venere con organista e cagnolino (c.1550)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere con organista e cagnolino (Venus with an Organist and a Little Dog) c.1550 Oil on canvas, 138 x 222.4 x 3.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid In contrast to the paintings created for the Camerino d’Alabastro and the…

Venere e il suonatore di liuto (1565-1570)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) & Workshop Venere e il suonatore di liuto (Venus and the Lute Player) c.1565–1570 Oil on canvas, 165.1 x 209.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Venus, the goddess of love, interrupts her music making to be crowned…

Ritratto di Isabella del Portogallo (1548)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Isabella del Portogallo (Portrait of Isabella of Portugal) 1548 Oil on canvas, 117 cm x 98 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The portraits that Titian painted of Isabella (1503-1539), daughter of King Manuel of Portugal and wife…

Ritratto di Simonetta Vespucci (c.1480-1485)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Ritratto di Simonetta Vespucci (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci) c.1480–1485 Mixed technique on poplar, 81.3 x 50 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt Idealised Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph) The fantastical accoutrements in this larger-than-life-size half-length painting…

Ritratto di giovane donna (1475-1480)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Ritratto di giovane donna (Portrait of a Young Woman) c.1475–1480 Oil on poplar, 55.4 x 43 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin In the past, this portrait was considered to be that of Simonetta Vespucci, venerated by Giuliano de’ Medici, who died…

Madonna Salting (1460-1469)

Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Madonna Salting (The Virgin and Child) c.1460–1469 Oil on wood, 43.2 x 34.3 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary glances down at her baby son, Christ, who clutches a pomegranate in his tiny fist. The fruit,…

Isabel la Católica (c.1848)

Madrazo y Kuntz, Luis de (1825-1897) Isabel la Católica c.1848 Oil on canvas, 225 x 140.8 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn…

La Perla (c.1518)

Raffaello (1483-1520) La Perla (The Holy Family, or La Perla) c.1518 Oil on panel, 147.4 x 116 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Philip IV called this painting The Pearl, as it was his favorite among all those in his collection. The…