Caravaggio (1571-1610) Maddalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) 1597 Oil on canvas, 122.5 x 98.5 cm Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma Portrayed in an unadorned environment and sitting on a low chair, as if crushed by the shot from above, with a single ray…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto (Lute Player) c.1595–1596 Oil on canvas, 100 x 126.5 cm Private collection Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto c.1595 Badminton House, England Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto 1595–1596 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Costanza Alidosi (Portrait of Costanza Alidosi) c.1595 Oil on canvas 157.48 x 119.39 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington Lavinia Fontana depicted the Bolognese noblewoman Costanza Alidosi seated in a sparsely, yet…
Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) ‘I am half sick of shadows,’ said The Lady of Shalott (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Lady of Shalott, Part II) 1915 Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 73.7 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto See also: • Tennyson, Alfred (1809-1892)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Lady with a Lap Dog c.1665 Oil on canvas, 81.3 × 64.1 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Guercino (1591-1666) Il ritorno del figliol prodigo (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1654–1655 Oil on canvas, 155.6 x 146.1 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego The parable depicted by Il Guercino (a nickname meaning “squint-eyed”) is the one most…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Saint Bartholomew 1657 Oil on canvas, 122.7 x 99.7 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the greatest artists of all time and acclaimed for his compelling representations of the human condition. Known…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Francisco en meditación (Saint Francis in Meditation) c.1635 Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 68.6 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Zurbarán is recognized as one of the greatest Spanish painters of the seventeenth century. He…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Nu féminin assis (Seated Female Nude) c.1916 Oil on canvas, 92.4 x 59.8 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This is one of a series of celebrated female nudes which Modigliani painted in 1916 and 1917. His unusual…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (F 527, JH 1657) 1889 Oil on canvas, 50 x 60.5 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This famous painting, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh, expresses his artistic power and…