Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Virgin and Child c.1475 Oil on oak, 37.9 x 28 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary, bareheaded and richly dressed, holds the naked Christ Child, who rests on a white cushion on a ledge of purple-grey veined…
Sustermans, Justus (1597-1681) Portrait of a Lady c.1635–1645 Oil on canvas, 53.3 x 43.8 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) La mariée au bouquet (The Bride with the Bouquet of Flowers) 1924–1925 Oil on canvas, 69.1 x 55.2 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Diana 1740–1746 Pastel on blue paper, 67 x 52 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Pair: Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Apollo 1740–1746 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Allegoria dell’autunno (Allegory of Autumn) c.1720 Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas, 46 x 32.5 cm Private collection
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Giovane donna con un pappagallo (A Young Lady with a Parrot) c.1730 Pastel on paper, mounted on laminated paper board, 60 x 50 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Rosalba Carriera is renowned for the distinction she brought…
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Autoritratto come l’inverno (Self-Portrait as Winter) 1730–1731 Pastel on paper, 46.5 x 34 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Apoteosi di sant’Orsola e delle sue compagne (Apotheosis of Saint Ursula and her companions) 1491 Oil on canvas, 481 x 335 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the nineth of nine paintings in the cycle of the Legend of…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di giovane donna (Portrait of a Young Woman) c.1536 Oil on canvas, 96 x 75 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In his portraits, Titian, one of the best portrait painters in Europe, took a radically different approach to male…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio (Venus with a Mirror) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 124.5 x 105.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Titian’s goddess of love and beauty conjures the sense of touch. Observing her flushed cheek, one can almost feel its…