Tag: standard

The Standard Bearer, Floris Soop (1654)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Standard Bearer, Floris Soop 1654 Oil on canvas, 140.3 x 114.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The flag, the plume in the hat, and the tooled leather baldric (sword-belt) indicate that the figure is an ensign…

Incredulità di san Tommaso (1621)

Guercino (1591-1666) Incredulità di san Tommaso (The Incredulity of Saint Thomas) 1621 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 142.5 cm National Gallery, London The New Testament recounts how, after his crucifixion, Christ rose from the dead and appeared to his apostles.…