Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Nu assis (Sitting Nude) 1917 Oil on canvas, 114.5 × 71.5 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
Nu assis (1917)
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Ritratto di Papa Paolo III (1545-1546)
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Papa Paolo III (Portrait of Pope Paul III) 1545–1546 Oil on canvas, 98 x 79 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Compare: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di papa Paolo III a capo scoperto c.1543 Museo di Capodimonte, Napoli See also:…
Ritratto di papa Paolo III a capo scoperto (c.1543)
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di papa Paolo III a capo scoperto (Portrait of Pope Paul III without Cap) c.1543 Oil on canvas, 106 x 85 cm Museo di Capodimonte, Napoli Compare: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Papa Paolo III 1545–1546 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg …
Venere allo specchio (c.1555)
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio (Venus with a Mirror) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 124.5 x 105.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Titian’s goddess of love and beauty conjures the sense of touch. Observing her flushed cheek, one can almost feel its…
Isabella Brant (1621)
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Isabella Brant 1621 Oil on canvas, 153 x 120 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Isabella Brant was the first wife of the Antwerp master Peter Paul Rubens, whom she married shortly after his return from Italy…
Charity (c.1627-1628)
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Charity c.1627–1628 Oil on oak, 148.2 x 107.5 cm National Gallery, London In his first letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul outlines the importance of faith, hope and charity, naming charity as the greatest of the three.…
Ritratto di Cosimo il Vecchio (1519-1520)
Pontormo (1494-1557) Ritratto di Cosimo il Vecchio (Portrait of Cosimo the Elder) 1519–1520 Oil on panel, 87 x 67 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze See also: • Cosimo il Vecchio (1389-1464)
La Vergine e il Bambino in trono (c.1440-1444)
Domenico Veneziano (c.1410-1461) La Vergine e il Bambino in trono (The Virgin and Child Enthroned) c.1440–1444 Fresco, transferred to canvas, 241 x 120.5 cm National Gallery, London This is the central part of a fresco which was once flanked by two standing…
Il gusto (c.1614-1616)
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Il gusto (The Sense of Taste) c.1614–1616 Oil on canvas, 113.8 x 88.3 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This jolly, somewhat ragged figure is an embodiment of the sense of taste, and perhaps also an allusion to the sin…
Allegoria dell’Agricoltura (early 1680s)
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Allegoria dell’Agricoltura (Allegory of Agriculture) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 121.4 x 192 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 that Giordano made in preparation for the ceiling frescoes in…