Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Il rapimento di Elena di Troia (The Abduction of Helen of Troy) c.1685–1690 Oil on canvas, 227 x 193.5 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La Crucifixion (The Crucifixion) 1644–1646 Oil on canvas, 148.59 x 218.44 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This Crucifixion dramatically illustrates the moment of Christ’s death when the sky went dark, graves were opened, and the bodies of the saved rose…
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Les Saltimbanques (The Saltimbanques Changing Place) 1865 Chalk and watercolor on paper, 40.4 x 31.9 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Feast of Herod 1531 Oil on panel, 81.3 x 119.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford The biblical story of Salome was popular during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, when it was seen as a cautionary tale of…
Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Mountainous Landscape with Herdsmen Resting by a Path c.1595 Oil on copper, 18.6 x 25.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Travelers of different backgrounds populate the windy roads of this dramatic mountain view. With atmospheric lighting and…