Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra 1857 Watercolour on paper, 36.5 x 36.5 cm Tate Britain, London This work was executed while Rossetti and other artists were decorating the Oxford Union with medievalist murals. In Oxford,…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Samson and Delilah c.1609–1610 Oil on wood, 185 × 205 cm National Gallery, London Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson and Delilah portrays a tragedy of love and betrayal. According to the Old Testament, Samson, a Jewish hero blessed…
Kahlo, Frida (1907-1954) Autorretrato de pelona (Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair) 1940 Oil on canvas, 40 x 27.9 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York
Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp 1632 Oil on canvas, 169.5 x 216.5 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp is one of Rembrandt’s most impressive group portraits. The painting was made in…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Virgen Niña (The Young Virgin) c.1632–1633 Oil on canvas, 116.8 x 94 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York According to medieval legend, as a girl the Virgin Mary lived in the Temple in Jerusalem, where…