Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Nascita di San Giovanni Battista (Birth of St John the Baptist) 1550s Oil on canvas, 181 x 266 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Jacopo Tintoretto was the last great master of the Italian Renaissance. The majority of his…
Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) La nascita di San Giovanni Battista (The Birth of Saint John the Baptist) c.1635 Oil on canvas, 184 x 258 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This canvas is one of a series of scenes from the life of…
Pontormo (1494-1557) Visitazione (Visitation) c.1528–1530 Oil on panel, 202 x 156 cm Santi Michele e Francesco, Carmignano
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Virgin and Child with Saints Zacharias, Elizabeth and John the Baptist c.1620 Oil on canvas, 114 x 153 cm National Gallery, London We are watching an intimate family moment, apparently unnoticed. Two children are being introduced – they…
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…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Madonna delle ciliegie (Cherry Madonna) c.1516–1518 Oil transferred from canvas to wood, 81.6 × 100.2 × 1.1 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
First built: 9th century Rebuilt: 1444 Finished: 1515 Location: Campo San Zaccaria, 4693, 30122 Venezia Works of Art: • Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516): Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (1505) See also: • Bellini, Giovanni | Churches | Venezia (Italia) | Zechariah