Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Temptation of the Magdalene c.1616 Oil on panel, 126.2 × 96.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this half-length biblical painting, an aged woman offering tempting jewels—possibly the proprietor of a brothel—and an angel bestowing spiritual…
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Ritratto di donna (Portrait of a Lady, probably Camilla Martelli de’ Medici) 1570 Oil on canvas mounted on board, 68.6 x 59.1 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith and Holofernes) c.1554 Oil on panel, 108 x 79.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ecce Homo (Christ Shown to the People) c.1570–1576 Oil on canvas, 109.2 x 94.8 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus and Cupid c.1606–1611 Oil on canvas, 137 x 111 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Rubens was the most outstanding of all Flemish painters, and a leading exponent of Baroque art. The Toilet of Venus is one of…
Ghirlandaio, Domenico (1448-1494) Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni 1489–1490 Mixed media on panel, 77 x 49 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This superb panel is a fine example of fifteenth-century Florentine portraiture. Artists of the time followed classical dictates: body proportions were idealised while…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Ritratto di donna (Portrait of a Woman) c.1550 Oil on canvas, 38 × 33.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Giaele e Sisera (Jael and Sisera) 1620 Oil on canvas, 93 × 128 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Bellini, Gentile (c.1429-1507) Caterina Cornaro, regina di Cipro (Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus) c.1500 Oil on wood, 63 × 49 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest See also: • Cornaro, Caterina (1454-1510)
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist 1530s Oil on poplar, 87 x 58 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest