De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) The Angel of Death 1885 Black pastel and opaque gold paint, over traces of black chalk, on brown wove paper, 46.5 x 38 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
The Angel of Death (1885)
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The Crucifixion (1538)
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Crucifixion 1538 Oil on panel, 121.1 × 82.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this crowded scene, traditional vignettes from the Crucifixion story surround the central figure of Jesus Christ on the cross. Jesus’s…
Une scène alpine (1874)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Une scène alpine (An Alpine Scene) 1874 Oil on canvas, 60 × 73 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
The Hare Hunters (1566)
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Hare Hunters 1566 Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 21.5 × 29.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching might represent two related proverbs popularized by the philosopher/writer Erasmus in the mid-1500s: “He who…
The Bowman (1882)
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Bowman (frontispiece from The Epic of Kings, Stories Retold from Firdusi) 1882 Etching in black on cream wove paper, 18.7 × 13.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching is one of two prints that Sir Lawrence…
Il martirio e l’ultima comunione di Santa Lucia (1585-1586)
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Il martirio e l’ultima comunione di Santa Lucia (The Martyrdom and Last Communion of Saint Lucy) 1585–1586 Oil on canvas, 139.7 x 173.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington While exposing her breast to the thrust of the dagger…
Sposalizio della Vergine (c.1490-1491)
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) Sposalizio della Vergine (The Marriage of the Virgin) c.1490–1491 Tempera on panel, 21.6 x 48 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
La crocifissione (c.1504-1505)
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) La crocifissione (The Crucifixion) c.1504–1505 Tempera, oil, and gilding on panel, 72.5 x 101.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In this horizontal painting, a crowd of more than two dozen men and women gathered shoulder to shoulder at…
Desdemona’s Death-Song (1878-1880)
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Desdemona’s Death-Song 1878–1880 Black chalk over traces of red chalk on two joined sheets of blue-green paper, 127 x 101.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Saint Sébastien (1910-1912)
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Saint Sébastien (Saint Sebastian) 1910–1912 Oil on canvas, 144 x 62.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington