Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) I beati domenicani I (The Dominican Blessed) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.8 x 21.9 cm National Gallery, London The Dominican Blessed, both friars and nuns, dressed in the distinctive black and white habits of the Dominican Order, are…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) San Romolo (Saint Romulus) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 16 x 15.6 cm National Gallery, London We can piece together who this saint is: his mitre (hat) and crosier (crook) identify him as a bishop, and a faint inscription…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) I precursori di Cristo con santi e martiri (The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.9 x 63.5 cm National Gallery, London This panel comes from the predella (the lowest part) of an…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) La Vergine Maria con gli apostoli e gli altri santi (The Virgin Mary with the Apostles and Other Saints) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 32 x 64 cm National Gallery, London This panel comes from the predella (the lowest…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.7 x 73 cm National Gallery, London Christ, hovering on wispy clouds, is surrounded by angels who sing, dance and play…
Cimabue (1240-1302) Maestà con due angeli (The Virgin and Child with Two Angels) c.1280–1285 Egg tempera on wood, 25.6 × 20.8 cm National Gallery, London This is one of the earliest paintings in the National Gallery’s collection and a rare surviving…
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Paolo and Francesca da Rimini 1855 Watercolour on paper, 25.4 cm x 44.9 cm Tate Britain, London Compare: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Paolo and Francesca da Rimini 1867 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne See also: • Alighieri, Dante (1265-1321) | Francesca…
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Paolo and Francesca da Rimini 1867 Watercolour and gouache on paper, 43.7 cm x 36.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne See also: • Alighieri, Dante (1265-1321) | Francesca da Rimini (c.1255-1285) | Malatesta, Paolo (c.1246-1285)
Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Leisure Hours 1864 Oil on canvas, 88.9 × 118.1 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Anne and Marion Pender were the daughters of Sir John Pender, a wealthy textile merchant from Glasgow. The girls’ identical red velvet…
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) The Leader Sea Piece 1809 Etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on wove paper, 17.5 × 25.7 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit