Tag: plant

L’âge d’or (1862)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) L’âge d’or (The Golden Age) 1862 Oil on paper mounted on panel, 46.4 x 61.9 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA

Stables (1932)

O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) Stables 1932 Oil on canvas, 30.5 × 81.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

Visione di san Girolamo (1526-1527)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Visione di san Girolamo (Vision of Saint Jerome) 1526–1527 Oil on poplar, 342.9 x 148.6 cm National Gallery, London This altarpiece is the greatest work that Parmigianino painted in Rome. It was commissioned by Maria Bufolina for a burial…

Conversione di san Paolo (c.1527-1528)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Conversione di san Paolo (The Conversion of St Paul) c.1527–1528 Oil on canvas, 177.5 × 128.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna As the Acts of the Apostles recount, Saul was suddenly surrounded by heavenly light on his way to Damascus, where…

Sileno che raccoglie l’uva (1597-1600)

Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Sileno che raccoglie l’uva (Silenus gathering Grapes) 1597–1600 Oil and egg on wood, 54.5 x 88.5 cm National Gallery, London Using an animal skin, two laughing satyrs with pointed ears and short tails – although without the usual hairy…