Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Continence of Scipio 1789 Oil on canvas, 239.5 x 165.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In 1785 the British diplomat Lord Carysfort was entrusted with a commission to Reynolds for two paintings, one for Catherine the Great of…
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Orazio Gentileschi
(1563–1639) Orazio Lomi Gentileschi The artist’s works: Cristo che porta la croce c.1605–1607 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna San Francesco sorretto dall’angelo c.1607 Museo del Prado, Madrid Riposo nella fuga in Egitto c.1620 National Gallery, London Danae e la pioggia d’oro 1621–1623 Getty Center, Los Angeles…
Apuleius
Torquato Tasso
(1544–1595) Works: • Gerusalemme liberata (Italian) • Jerusalem Delivered (English) Tasso in Art: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Adrasto assiso ai piedi d’Armida c.1740–1746 National Gallery, London Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Il mago d’Ascalona c.1740–1746 National Gallery, London Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) La vergogna di…
Charles Gounod (1841)
Charles Gounod
Il rapimento delle Sabine (1675-1680)
Mountainous Landscape with Herdsmen Resting by a Path (c.1595)
Monsignor Francesco Barberini
Francesco Barberini
(1597–1679) Works in his collection: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) San Sebastiano 1616–1617 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Born September 23 1597 Firenze (Italia) Died December 10 1679 Roma (Italia) Uncle Maffeo Barberini (1568-1644), Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644) Occupation Art patron Cardinal Translator