Tag: Virgin Mary

L’Assunzione della Vergine (c.1475-1476)

Botticini, Francesco (1446-1498) L’Assunzione della Vergine (The Assumption of the Virgin) c.1475–1476 Tempera on wood, 228.6 × 377.2 cm National Gallery, London Heaven and earth are united in this vast, dramatic scene. A dome-shaped vault has opened up in the sky to…

Scene della vita di san Girolamo (c.1490)

Botticini, Francesco (1446-1498) Scene della vita di san Girolamo (Scenes from the Life of Saint Jerome) c.1490 Tempera on poplar, 235 × 258 cm National Gallery, London Francesco Botticini’s S. Gerolamo Altarpiece is named after Saint Jerome (who appears at its centre) and…

Virgin and Child (c.1485)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Virgin and Child c.1485 Oil on panel, 41.1 × 33.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well known for his exquisite devotional diptychs, and Memling was influenced by his work,…

The Crucifixion (1538)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Crucifixion 1538 Oil on panel, 121.1 × 82.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this crowded scene, traditional vignettes from the Crucifixion story surround the central figure of Jesus Christ on the cross. Jesus’s…

Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino (c.1515)

Correggio (c.1489-1534) Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino (Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist) c.1515 Oil on panel, 64.2 × 50.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Correggio spent most of his brief career in the northern Italian…

Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino (c.1530)

Bronzino (1503-1572) & Workshop Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino (Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist) c.1530 Oil on panel, 81.6 × 57.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This painting provides a revealing glimpse into the workshop…