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…
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Virgin and Child with a Bunch of Grapes (c.1509-1510)
La Madone du village (1938-1942)
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)
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…