Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Louise Abbéma 1878 Marble, 42 x 27 x 22 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Inscription: À sa d. SARAH BERNHARDT. 1878. See also: • Abbéma, Louise (1853-1927)
Louise Abbéma (1878)
Tag: sculpture
Madonna col Bambino (s.d.)
Donatello (1386-1466) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) s.d. Stucco, diameter 70 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Madonna col Bambino (c.1480-1490)
Verrocchio, Andrea del (1435-1488) Madonna col Bambino (The Virgin and Child) c.1480–1490 Stucco, 74 x 52 x 12 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Deposizione di Cristo nel sepolcro (c.1480)
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Deposizione di Cristo nel sepolcro (The Entombment of Christ) c.1480 Partially gilded bronze, silver, 24.4 cm × 44.9 cm × 2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Attributed to Andrea Mantegna (c.1431-1506). This extraordinary work combines the qualities of painting…
Madonna col Bambino (c.1445)
Donatello (1386-1466) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) c.1445 Gilded bronze, marble, 87 x 51 x 12 cm; bronze tondo: 27 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The Madonna in Donatello’s bronze relief sits modestly on the ground, thus inviting the viewer to…
Ragazzo accovacciato (c.1530-1534)
Michelangelo (1475-1564) Ragazzo accovacciato (Crouching Boy) c.1530–1534 Marble, height: 54 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg The Renaissance genius Michelangelo was an outstanding architect and poet, as well as the creator of the celebrated frescoes in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. But his…
God the Father enthroned (1430s)
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) God the Father enthroned, supporting the dead body of Christ 1430s Oil on wood panel, 34.3 x 24.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This is the left wing of the Trinity Diptych (1430s). This panel forms a pair…
Taureau marchant (2nd half of the 19th century)
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Taureau marchant (Walking Bull) 2nd half of the 19th century Bronze, imitation of brown patina, 18 x 32 x 12 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Tritoni con delfini (c.1653)
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Tritoni con delfini (Tritons with Dolphins) c.1653 Terracotta, height 46 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Le Christ et la Madeleine (c.1894)
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Le Christ et la Madeleine (Christ and Magdalene) c.1894 Plaster, wood, fabric, 84.5 x 74 x 44.2 cm Musée Rodin, Paris © Agence photographique du musée Rodin – Jérome Manoukian This is one of the rare testimonies that…