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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Raffaello (1483-1520) La Velata (Woman with a Veil) c.1512–1515 Oil on canvas, 82 x 60.5 cm Galleria Palatina, Firenze The veil over the hair, from which the name of this splendid work by Raphael is derived, indicates that the woman is…