Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Madonna che legge (The Virgin Reading) c.1505 Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 78 x 51 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Carpaccio reimagined the Madonna and Child theme when he made this painting. Instead of wearing a traditional…
Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Two Girls with Oleander c.1890–1892 Oil on canvas, 54.9 x 128.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Venere e Cupido (Venus and Cupid) 1520s Oil on canvas, 92.4 x 111.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In his inimitable fashion, in this unique masterpiece Lorenzo Lotto takes one of the most popular subjects of Venetian…
Lorenzo di Credi (c.1459-1537) Madonna che adora il Bambino (Madonna Adoring the Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and an Angel) early 1490s Tempera on wood, diameter 91.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York An angel introduces the infant…
Lorenzo di Credi (c.1459-1537) Ritratto di una giovane donna (Portrait of a Young Woman) c.1490–1500 Oil on wood, 58.7 x 40 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This damaged but evocative portrait has been identified as the widow of the…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) La Mariée (The Bride) 1879 Pastel on canvas, 46.4 x 38.5 cm Private collection See also: • Guérard-Gonzalès, Jeanne (1852-1924)
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Femme voilée (Veiled Woman) c.1895–1900 Pastel and chalk on blue paper, 47.8 x 32 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
El Greco (1541-1614) Magdalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) c.1577 Oil on canvas, 108 x 101.3 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Compare: El Greco (1541-1614) Magdalena penitente c.1576–1577 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Judgement of Paris 1530 Oil and tempera on panel, 50.8 x 36.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Perseo e Andromeda (Perseus and Andromeda) 1554–1556 Oil on canvas, 183.3 x 199.3 cm Wallace Collection, London