Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Madonna col Bambino e i Santi Francesco e Lucia (Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Lucy) 1583 Oil on canvas, 258.4 x 167.5 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Madonna col Bambino e i Santi Francesco e Lucia (1583)
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La Cheminée, reverse (1905)
Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) La Cheminée, reverse (The Mantelpiece, reverse) 1905 Oil on cardboard, 51.4 × 77.5 cm National Gallery, London Obverse: Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) La Cheminée 1905 National Gallery, London
Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (c.1467-1469)
Verrocchio, Andrea del (1435-1488) Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (The Virgin and Child with Two Angels) c.1467–1469 Tempera on wood, 69.2 × 49.8 cm National Gallery, London The focus of this picture is the loving gaze which passes between the…
San Giorgio e il drago (c.1555)
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) San Giorgio e il drago (Saint George and the Dragon) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 158.3 × 100.5 cm National Gallery, London Saint George plunges his lance into the jaws of the dragon which, according to legend, inhabited the…
Tisaferno e Vafrino (c.1740-1746)
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Tisaferno e Vafrino (Tisaferno and Vafrino) c.1740–1746 Oil on canvas, 158.8 × 53 cm National Gallery, London Two men in turbans are seated under a tree that provides little shade. One has his back to us; the other, who…
La vergogna di Rinaldo davanti allo scudo magico (c.1740-1746)
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) La vergogna di Rinaldo davanti allo scudo magico (Rinaldo turning in Shame from the Magic Shield) c.1740–1746 Oil on canvas, 161.3 × 53.5 cm National Gallery, London This painting shows Rinaldo, a Christian knight who has been enchanted by…
Adrasto assiso ai piedi d’Armida (c.1740-1746)
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Adrasto assiso ai piedi d’Armida (Adrastus seated at the feet of Armida) c.1740–1746 Oil on canvas, 160.4 × 53.5 cm National Gallery, London Within a walled garden, a man wearing a striking blue costume and ornate necklace catches the…
Il mago d’Ascalona con lo scudo magico ai piedi (c.1740-1746)
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Il mago d’Ascalona con lo scudo magico ai piedi (The Wizard of Ascalona with the Magic Shield under his Feet) c.1740–1746 Oil on canvas, 159.1 × 53.3 cm National Gallery, London Two men, wearing stunning robes and headdresses made…
Le pont de Sèvres (c.1877)
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Le pont de Sèvres (The Bridge at Sèvres) c.1877 Oil on canvas, 38.1 × 46 cm National Gallery, London On loan from Tate. In the early summer of 1877 Sisley moved to Sèvres, a suburb of Paris which…
Wineglasses (1875)
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Wineglasses probably 1875 Oil on canvas, 45 × 37.5 cm National Gallery, London This small painting of a shaded arbour could be set in a cafe or restaurant, but it may be a private garden. Dappled sunlight…