Tag: soldier

Napoléon sur le champ de Bataille d’Eylau (1808)

Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835) Napoléon sur le champ de Bataille d’Eylau (Napoleon on the battlefield of Eylau) 1808 Oil on canvas, 521 x 784 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Napoléon Bonaparte is shown on the battlefield of Eylau on February 9, 1807, the…

Martirio dei pellegrini e funerali di Orsola (1493)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Martirio dei pellegrini e funerali di Orsola (Martyrdom of the Pilgrims and Funeral of St Ursula) 1493 Oil on canvas, 271 x 560 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the eighth of nine paintings in the cycle of the…

Passion Triptych (c.1510-1520)

Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Passion Triptych c.1510–1520 Oil and gold on panel, 150.5 x 334.5 cm Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia Left panel: Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Arrest of Jesus c.1510–1520 Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia     Central panel: Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Crowning…

Alabardiere (1529-1530)

Pontormo (1494-1557) Alabardiere (Portrait of a Halberdier) 1529–1530 Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 95.3 x 73 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles

Cristo e il centurione (c.1571)

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Cristo e il centurione (Christ and the Centurion) c.1571 Oil on canvas, 192 × 297 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid With a halo of sainthood over his head, Jesus extends his arm to the centurion who, having converted to…

Storia di Lucrezia (c.1478-1480)

Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) Storia di Lucrezia (The Story of Lucretia) c.1478–1480 Tempera on wood, 42 x 126 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze The painting shows the death of Roman heroine, Lucretia, faithful, modest wife, raped by the king of the last…