Tag: Roma

John Singer Sargent

(1856–1925) The artist’s works: Wineglasses probably 1875 National Gallery, London En route pour la pêche 1878 National Gallery of Art, Washington A Street in Venice c.1880–1882 Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Fumée d’ambre gris 1880 Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Venetian Bead Stringers 1880 or 1882 Buffalo AKG…

Il Ratto di Proserpina (1621-1622)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Il Ratto di Proserpina (The Rape of Proserpina) 1621–1622 Marble, 255 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma The work portrays the abduction of Proserpine by Pluto, god of the underworld. Narrated by both Claudian and Ovid, the myth tells…

Palazzo di Spagna (Roma)

Palazzo di Spagna (Palazzo Monaldeschi) Spanish Embassy to the Holy See and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Built: 1647 Address: Piazza di Spagna, 57 VA, 00187 Roma RM, Italia Website: https://www.embassypages.com/spain-embassy-holysee-holysee Collection: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Anima dannata (1619) See also:…

Enea, Anchise e Ascanio (1619)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Enea, Anchise e Ascanio (Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius) 1619 Marble, h. 220 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma This is the first large sculpture group produced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Scipione Borghese, for which a payment receipt dating…

Apollo e Dafne (1622-1625)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Apollo e Dafne (Apollo and Daphne) 1622–1625 Carrara marble, h. 243 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma Apollo here is depicted in the act of running, with his right foot touching the ground and his left raised; the garment…

John William Waterhouse

(1849–1917) The artist’s works: Sleep and his Half-brother Death 1874 Private collection A Grecian Flower Market 1880 Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne The Lady of Shalott 1888 Tate Britain, London Ophelia 1889 Private collection Ulysses and the Sirens 1891 National…

Bindo Altoviti

(1491–1557) Bindo Altoviti in Art: Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-1571) Bindo Altoviti 1549 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston     Raffaello (1483-1520) Bindo Altoviti c.1515 National Gallery of Art, Washington    

Sixtus II (Papa)

Saint Sixtus Martyr (?-258) Pope Sixtus II (257–258) Sixtus II in Art: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) San Sisto II c.1481 Cappella Sistina, Vaticano     Raffaello (1483-1520) Madonna Sistina 1512–1513 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden     See also: • Martyrs | Popes | Saints

Margherita Luti

Margherita Luti in Art: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Raphaël et la Fornarina 1814 Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA     Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Raffaello e la figlia del fornaio 1846 Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus     Raffaello (1483-1520) Madonna Sistina 1512–1513 Gemäldegalerie…