Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Feast of Herod 1531 Oil on panel, 81.3 x 119.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford The biblical story of Salome was popular during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, when it was seen as a cautionary tale of…
Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Francesco d’Este c.1460 Oil on wood, 31.8 x 22.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The son of Leonello d’Este, ruler of Ferrara, Francesco received his education at the court of Philip the Good, duke of…
Lorenzo di Credi (c.1459-1537) Ritratto di una giovane donna (Portrait of a Young Woman) c.1490–1500 Oil on wood, 58.7 x 40 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This damaged but evocative portrait has been identified as the widow of the…
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) François 1er reçoit les derniers soupirs de Léonard de Vinci (Francis I receives the last breaths of Leonardo da Vinci) 1818 Oil on canvas, 40 x 50.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris Following his stay in Rome…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Fray Miguel Fernández Flores (Friar Miguel Fernández Flores) 1815 Oil on canvas, 100.2 x 84.1 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester See also: • Fernández Flores, Miguel (1764-1822)
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Ritratto di donna (Portrait of a Lady, probably Camilla Martelli de’ Medici) 1570s Oil on canvas mounted on board, 68.6 x 59.1 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis This woman’s exquisite attire indicates her likely wealth and…