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Sacrificio di Isacco (c.1529-1530)

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Sacrificio di Isacco (The Sacrifice of Isaac) c.1529–1530 Oil on poplar wood, 213 x 159 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden Compare: Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Sacrificio di Isacco c.1527 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland     Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Sacrificio…

Venere dormiente (c.1508-1510)

Giorgione (c.1477-1510) & Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere dormiente (Sleeping Venus) c.1508–1510 Oil on canvas, 108.5 x 175 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden The painting is one of the most famous works of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden. It was probably commissioned by…

Ultimo miracolo e morte di san Zanobi (c.1500)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Ultimo miracolo e morte di san Zanobi (Last Miracle and Death of Saint Zenobius) c.1500 Tempera on poplar, 66 x 182 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden The plaque was part of a cycle that tells of the miracles of…

San Sebastiano (c.1478)

Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) San Sebastiano (St. Sebastian) c.1478 Oil on canvas transferred from wood, 171 x 85.5 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden Antonello da Messina set the martyrdom of St. Sebastian in Venice, as can be seen from the waterways…

Madonna Sistina (1512-1513)

Raffaello (1483-1520) Madonna Sistina (Sistine Madonna) 1512–1513 Oil on canvas, 265.5 x 201 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden Raphael originally created the Sistine Madonna on behalf of Pope Julius II for the high altar of the monastery church of San Sisto…

Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati (c.1435)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati c.1435 Silverpoint on white paper, 21.4 x 18 cm Kupferstich-Kabinett, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden The only known drawing by the artist. It served as a preliminary drawing for Jan van Eyck‘s painting…

The Procuress (1656)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Procuress (De koppelaarster) 1656 Oil on canvas, 143 x 130 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden A large part of this painting is taken up by a carpet. The clearly recognizable pattern identifies it as a carpet from…