Tag: Virgin Mary

The Annunciation Diptych (c.1433-1435)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation Diptych c.1433–1435 Oil on panel, left wing: 38.8 x 23.2 cm; right wing: 39 x 24 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This diptych is an outstanding example of grisaille painting. Here, van Eyck deliberately rejects the…

Virgin and Child with a Bunch of Grapes (c.1509-1510)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Virgin and Child with a Bunch of Grapes c.1509–1510 Oil on panel, 71.5 x 44.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the leading figures in the 16th-century…

La Madone du village (1938-1942)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) La Madone du village (The Madonna of the Village) 1938–1942 Oil on canvas, 102.5 x 98 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid During the years of the Jewish holocaust, Chagall painted numerous religious scenes taken from the Christian tradition. He…

Duomo di Siena

Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta Construction started: 1196 Opened: 1215 Construction finished: 1370 Address: Piazza del Duomo, 8, 53100 Siena SI, Italia Website: https://operaduomo.siena.it/it/ Works of Art: • Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319): Maestà (1308-11) See also: • Cathedrals | Churches |…

Maestà (1308-1311)

Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319) Maestà (Madonna with Angels and Saints) 1308–1311 Tempera on wood, 214 x 412 cm Duomo di Siena, Siena This was the central panel of the Maestà altarpiece in the Cathedral of Siena. Virtual reconstruction of the…

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontevraud

Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud Founded: 1101 Closed: 1792 Style: Romanesque, Gothic, Classical Location: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, France Burials: • Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122-1204) • Henry II, King of England (1133-1189) • Richard I, King of England (1157-1199) Tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine and…

L’Immacolata Concezione (1767-1769)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) L’Immacolata Concezione (The Immaculate Conception) 1767–1769 Oil on canvas, 281 x 155 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This majestic image was part of a cycle of seven altarpieces commissioned in 1767 for the new royal church of…