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La mort de Sénèque (1773)

David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) La mort de Sénèque (The Death of Seneca) 1773 Oil on canvas, 123 x 160 cm Petit Palais, Paris The Roman philosopher Seneca was accused of taking part in a conspiracy against Nero, and was ordered to commit suicide.…

Sei poeti toscani (1543-1544)

Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Sei poeti toscani (Six Tuscan Poets) 1543–1544 Oil on panel, 132.1 x 131.1 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis See also: This group portrait of six distinguished Tuscan poets and writers celebrates the golden age of Italian…

Desco da parto (1526-1527)

Pontormo (1494-1557) Desco da parto: Nascita di San Giovanni Battista (Birthing-tray: Birth of St John the Baptist) 1526–1527 Oil on panel, 89 x 74 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze The birthing tray was a ceremonial object typically used in Tuscany in the…

Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (c.1400-1410)

Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (Madonna and Child Enthroned, Saint Nicholas of Bari, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and a donor) c.1400–1410 Tempera and gold on poplar, 133.4 x 115 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SIGNATURE / INSCRIPTION:…

San Ansano (c.1326)

Martini, Simone (c.1284-1344) San Ansano (Saint Ansanus) c.1326 Tempera on wood, gold ground, 57.5 x 38.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This panel, together with a related work depicting the Madonna and Child in the Robert Lehman Collection (1975.1.12)…

San Girolamo nello studio (1480)

Ghirlandaio, Domenico (1448-1494) San Girolamo nello studio (Saint Jerome in His Study) 1480 Fresco, 184 x 119 cm Chiesa di Ognissanti, Firenze Compare: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Sant’Agostino nello studio 1480 Chiesa di Ognissanti, Firenze    

Cherubini et la Muse de la poésie lyrique (1842)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Le compositeur Cherubini et la Muse de la poésie lyrique (The composer Cherubini and the Muse of lyric poetry) 1842 Oil on canvas, 105 x 94 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Cherubini seated, elbow resting on a…