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Arrivo a Colonia (1490)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Arrivo a Colonia (Arrival of the Pilgrims in Cologne) 1490 Oil on canvas, 279 x 254 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the seventh of nine paintings in the cycle of the Legend of St. Ursula (Storie di sant’Orsola).…

Incontro e partenza dei fidanzati (c.1497-1498)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Incontro e partenza dei fidanzati (Meeting and departure of the fiancés) c.1497–1498 Oil on canvas, 279 x 610 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the fourth of nine paintings in the cycle of the Legend of St. Ursula (Storie…

Adorazione del Bambino (c.1475-1480)

Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) Adorazione del Bambino (The Adoration of the Child) c.1475–1480 Oil on poplar panel, 81.5 x 56.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A winged angel, a woman, and a baby are gathered on a terrace that overlooks a softly…

Santi Girolamo e Giovanni Battista (c.1428-1429)

Masaccio (1401-1428) Santi Girolamo e Giovanni Battista (Saints Jerome and John the Baptist) c.1428–1429 Egg tempera on poplar, 125 x 58.9 cm National Gallery, London Saint Jerome, wearing his red cardinal’s hat, and Saint John the Baptist stand side by side…

San Sebastiano (1653)

Guercino (1591-1666) San Sebastiano (Saint Sebastian) 1653 Oil on canvas, 253 x 169 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Work of the Bolognese school artist Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino, the painting depicts St Sebastian, officer of the Praetorian Guard of…

Battesimo di Cristo (c.1437-1445)

Piero della Francesca (c.1416-1492) Battesimo di Cristo (The Baptism of Christ) probably about 1437–1445 Egg tempera on poplar, 167 × 116 cm National Gallery, London This is the earliest surviving work by the innovative Tuscan painter, Piero della Francesca. Very few…