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Tizio (1632)

Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Tizio (Tityus) 1632 Oil on canvas, 227 × 301 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Tityus, the son of Jupiter and Elara, appears chained to the boulder in Tartarus while an eagle eternally devours his liver. The Giant received…

Pietà (1633)

Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Pietà 1633 Oil on canvas, 157 × 210 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The present canvas is signed and dated “Jusepe de Ribera español 1633” on the stone at the lower right corner, a formula used by the artist…

Martirio di San Bartolomeo (1634)

Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Martirio di San Bartolomeo (The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew) 1634 Oil on canvas, 104 x 113 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A popular subject in Counter–Reformation Italy and Spain, Ribera‘s profoundly moving work portrays the apostle’s…

Giacobbe con il gregge di Labano (1638)

Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Giacobbe con il gregge di Labano (Jacob with the Flock of Laban) 1638 Oil on canvas, 132 x 118 cm National Gallery, London Jacob sits next to a stream, holding his shepherd’s staff, surrounded by his flock. Resting…

Annunciazione (1672)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Annunciazione (The Annunciation) 1672 Oil on canvas, 236.5 x 169.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Giordano was the leading painter in Naples in the late seventeenth century and one of the most sought-after Italian artists of…

Adorazione dei Magi (1423)

Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) Adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Magi) 1423 Tempera on panel, 300 × 282 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Predella: Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) La presentazione al tempio c.1423 Musée du Louvre, Paris    

Polittico di Valle Romita (c.1408)

Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) Polittico di Valle Romita (Valle Romita Polyptych) c.1408 Tempera on panel, 157.2 x 79.6 (central panel) 117.5 x 40 cm (lower side panels) 48.9 x 37.8 cm (upper side panels) Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Perhaps dismembered as…

Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (c.1400-1410)

Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi (Madonna and Child Enthroned, Saint Nicholas of Bari, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and a donor) c.1400–1410 Tempera and gold on poplar, 133.4 x 115 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SIGNATURE / INSCRIPTION:…