Tag: Saint

Tebaide (c.1420)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Tebaide (Thebaid) c.1420 Tempera on panel, 75 x 207 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze

Maestà di Ognissanti (c.1300-1305)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) Maestà di Ognissanti (Majesty of All Saints, Madonna and Child Enthroned, Angels and Saints) c.1300–1305 Tempera on wood, gold background, 325 x 204 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze

San Francesco riceve le stimmate (c.1300-1325)

Giotto (c.1267-1337) San Francesco riceve le stimmate (St. Francis receiving the stigmata) c.1300–1325 Tempera and gold on poplar, 313 x 163 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Signature: OPUS IOCTI FLORENTINI (“Work of Florentine Giotto”). At the predella: The dream of Innocent…

Santa Maria Maddalena (c.1620)

Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Santa Maria Maddalena (St. Mary Magdalene) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 146.5 x 108 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Mary Magdalen was a much-loved subject both by painters and the public because she represented the ideal model of the…

Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (c.1527-1529)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine) c.1527–1529 Oil on wood, 73 x 58 cm Private collection Compare: Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina c.1527–1531 National Gallery, London     Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina c.1529…

Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (c.1527-1531)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine) c.1527–1531 Oil on wood, 74.2 x 57.2 cm National Gallery, London The infant Christ turns to look back at his mother as he places a ring on Saint Catherine’s finger.…

Visione di san Girolamo (1526-1527)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Visione di san Girolamo (Vision of Saint Jerome) 1526–1527 Oil on poplar, 342.9 x 148.6 cm National Gallery, London This altarpiece is the greatest work that Parmigianino painted in Rome. It was commissioned by Maria Bufolina for a burial…

Santa Taide

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Santa Taide (Saint Thaïs) s.d. Etching National Gallery of Art, Washington

Conversione di san Paolo (c.1527-1528)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Conversione di san Paolo (The Conversion of St Paul) c.1527–1528 Oil on canvas, 177.5 × 128.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna As the Acts of the Apostles recount, Saul was suddenly surrounded by heavenly light on his way to Damascus, where…