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The Lamentation of Christ. Mary, Mary Magdalene and John, shown half-length, gather around the body of Christ. Medium: Oil on panel. Measurements: support 35.5 x 42.9 cm.
A triptych with the Lamentation. On the central panel Christ is mourned in a landscape, his body resting against the knee of Mary, surrounded by the holy women, John, Joseph and a monk. The Lamentation is a free copy after the painting by Geertgen tot Sint Jans in Vienna. On the inside of the left w
A triptych with Mary on the central panel and the Christ Child sitting before her on a cushion. The child holds a bird in his left hand, and at right is a small vase of flowers, with a landscape in the background. On the left wing stands Saint John the Evangelist with a chalice in a landscape, and o
An engraving by the German master Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), made in 1504-1505, in which the Magi kneel before the Virgin and Child among the ruins of a stable while angels appear above.
The enthroned Madonna with Saints Jerome and John the Baptist and a kneeling Carthusian monk. At left Mary sits on a throne with the Christ Child on her lap, and the child holds an open book on his lap and a rosary in his outstretched hand. Beside them stand Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist,
Mary kneels in adoration before the Christ Child, who stretches out his arms to his mother. One angel supports the child's head while another lays his hands on the shoulders of the young John the Baptist. At right, under the lean-to of the stable, Joseph kneels. Medium: Oil on panel. Measurements:
Christ carries the cross on his shoulders, half kneeling. Grinning soldiers on either side pull on a rope tied around his waist. Behind him a herald blows a trumpet from which hangs a banner with a double-headed eagle, and at right in the distance lies Golgotha. Medium: Oil on panel. Measurements:
The Virgin Mary in a red veil holds the Christ Child on her lap while an angel holding a lily looks on, painted by the Veronese artist Paolo Morando, known as Cavazzola (1486-1522).
A half-length image of the suffering Christ by the Florentine painter Jacopo del Sellaio (1441-1493). Christ wears the crown of thorns and crosses his wounded hands over his chest, surrounded by the instruments of the Passion, including the scourge and rope.
This small picture belonged to a predella, a series of subsidiary panels consisting of narrative scenes and situated at the bottom of an altarpiece. Predella paintings are significant because the artist was allowed more freedom and inventiveness here than in the higher part of the altarpiece. In thi
These panels depicting Saints Anthony the Abbot and Michael originally flanked a central scene of the Madonna and Child with Angels, now lost, to form a triptych. Giovanni di Cosimo de’ Medici of Florence commissioned the ensemble in 1457 as a diplomatic gift to Alfonso V of Aragon. Fra Filippo Lipp
Is this painting by Titian?Titian, the celebrated and prolific 16th-century Venetian artist, and his large workshop painted several versions of this subject. Further research is needed to compare this painting with versions in Milan and Madrid to determine how much of each is by Titian himself, as o
Bernardino di Betto, called Pinturicchio, is said to have acquired his nickname ("little painter") because of his small stature, and used it to sign some of his paintings. Born in Perugia, the provincial capital of Umbria, he trained under local artists, eventually becoming a paid assistant of the p
This work was not originally hung on a wall or displayed as part of an altarpiece. It is believed to have formed a panel on a cassone, a storage chest for clothing. This panel may have been part of a travel chest, which was usually less lavish than those meant to be used in the home. The subject, th
This leaf came from a book of hours, a devotional book popular in the Middle Ages. They contained prayers that a devoted individual would use throughout the day.
Engraving after Raphael showing Saint Paul the Apostle, Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Cecilia, Saint Augustine of Hippo and Saint Mary Magdalen. A print on paper from the Wellcome Collection.
Oil on panel painting of the descent of the Holy Spirit, made in Flanders. It measures 119 x 93.5 cm (46 7/8 x 36 3/4 in.).
This monumental tondo, among Filippino's most significant works, was commissioned by Neapolitan cardinal Oliviero Carafa, a leading political and ecclesiastical figure.
Medium: Black and red chalk, pen and black and gray ink, brush and brown wash, watercolor, and gouache, heightened with white gouache; framing lines in red chalk and graphite (right edge).
This painting was once part of the Saint Anne Altarpiece, a series of 10 panels set within an architectural frame that hung behind a church’s altar. Gerard David and his workshop produced this large-scale project for export to Spain.
The Virgin Mary, known as "the rose without thorns" for having been born free of original sin, holds the symbolic flower while sitting upon the Throne of Wisdom. The scroll held by an angel reads: "Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled...
Donato de’ Bardi’s style brings together Netherlandish and French influences, focusing on refined detail and careful study of light. At the center of this painting, which is still in its original frame, Donato captures the sheltering affection between the infant Christ and Madonna. Gesturing to the goldfinch in his...
Donato de’ Bardi’s style blends Netherlandish and French influences, emphasizing refined detail and careful study of light. Free DownloadThis image is in the public domain.crucifixion.jpg376 KBdownload-circle Please SUBSCRIBE or DONATE to help keep this site free!...
This work plays with our expectations of the flatness of the painted surface. Using a technique of gilded gesso, the artist gave Saint Nicholas’s miter and the crowns of the holy figures a raised surface. The Virgin’s robes and the intricate, angled throne also create a sense of...
