Caravaggio (1571-1610) Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (Saint Catherine of Alexandria) c.1598–1599 Oil on canvas, 173 x 133 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This painting was almost certainly commissioned in Rome by Caravaggio’s first patron, Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. Captured in a strikingly natural…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) La Buona Ventura (The Fortune Teller) c.1595 Oil on canvas, 99 x 131 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) La Buona Ventura 1596–1597 Musei Capitolini, Roma La Tour, Georges de (1593-1652) La Diseuse de bonne aventure probably 1630s…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) David con la testa di Golia (David with the Head of Goliath) c.1600–1601 Oil on poplar, 91.2 x 138.5 x 2.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Caravaggio succinctly summarizes the biblical story of David’s victorious battle against the giant Philistine general…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Narciso (Narcissus) 1597–1599 Oil on canvas, 113.3 x 94 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma The classical myth of Narcissus had been frequently represented since antiquity, but the version by Caravaggio is distinguished by its unusual compositional scheme, conceived rather like a…
Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) Autoportrait (Self-portrait) 1865–1866 Oil on canvas, 108.9 x 71.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Frédéric Bazille was in his mid-20s when he executed this startlingly direct self-portrait. Depicted against a dark background with only his palette and brushes…