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.1515 Oil on canvas, 82 x 60.5 cm Galleria Palatina, Firenze Compare: Correggio (c.1489-1534) Ritratto di dama 1520–1524 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Luti, Margherita
Raffaello (1483-1520) La Fornarina (Portrait of a Young Woman) c.1518–1520 Oil on panel, 87 x 63 cm Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Roma Compare: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Raphaël et la Fornarina 1814 Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867)…
Raffaello (1483-1520) La dama col liocorno (Lady with a Unicorn) 1505–1507 Oil on canvas on panel, 67 x 56 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma The Lady with a Unicorn before the restoration in 1936. Compare with: Raffaello (1483-1520) Busto femminile c.1505–1507 Musée du Louvre, Paris…
Raffaello (1483-1520) Ritratto di Maddalena Doni (Portrait of Maddalena Doni) 1505–1506 Oil on panel, 65 x 45.8 cm Galleria Palatina, Firenze On the back there is a representation in monochrome of Deucalion and Pyrrha. This work was painted as a pair with…
Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Portrait of Henry VIII of England c.1537 Oil on panel, 28 x 20 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Portraiture was the most popular genre in sixteenth-century England, and indeed one of the few available to artists following the…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Nymphe surprise (The Surprised Nymph) 1861 Oil on canvas, 144.5 x 112.5 cm Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Étude pour La nymphe surprise 1861 Private collection Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nymphe surprise…
Director: Peter Webber Producer: Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker Screenplay: Olivia Hetreed Based on: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Genre: Drama Music: Alexandre Desplat Country: United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands Language: English Studio: UK Film Council, Archer Street Productions…
Abercromby, Julia (1840-1915) Queen Victoria (after Heinrich von Angeli) 1883 Watercolour, 145.7 x 97.8 cm National Portrait Gallery, London See also: • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)