
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Dante et Virgile (Dante and Virgil) 1850 Oil on canvas, 280.5 x 225.3 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Having failed on two occasions to win the Prix de Rome (1848 and 1849), Bouguereau was hungry for revenge. His…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Annunciazione (Annunciation) c.1488–1490 Tempera on panel, h. 21 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This panel is part of the predella of the of the San Marco Altarpiece. San Marco Altarpiece: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala di San Marco c.1488–1490 Galleria degli…