The Crucifixion with Saint Jerome and Saint Francis by Pesellino https://www.nga.gov/artworks/250-crucifixion-saint-jerome-and-saint-francis
Washington, 1968: 89, repro. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico Zeri.
Washington, 1968: 89, repro. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico Zeri.
Ante-Bellum Plantation House, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1936, gelatin silver print, Robert B.
After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a famous history painter. Upon completion of his training Rembrandt returned to Leiden.
New York, 2006: 340, fig. 602. 2011 Keyes, George S., Tom Rassieur, and Dennis P.
A striking young woman—with loose, untied hair and sleeves and a richly jeweled but informal gown—returns the viewer’s gaze. In her time, a viewer would have seen her as being in a state of semiundress.
Milan, 1969: 124. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico Zeri.
In contrast to the man with whom she shares this outdoor scene, the female figure is incongruously naked. Her features seem generalized.
Milan, 1969: no. 53. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico Zeri.
According to legend, John the Evangelist was exiled by the emperor Domitian to the Greek island of Patmos, where he wrote the Book of Revelation. Titian shows the saint as if on the peak of a mountain, reacting in awe and astonishment to the voice of God (“I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet.
London, 1969-1975: 1(1969):137-138. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico
Studying artists and their works invites explorations of identity and the human condition. What drives artists to create? What choices do artists make, and why? Sometimes artists directly engage with questions of identity in their artwork: Who am I? How do I relate to others, and how do they relate to me?
lithograph (stone) in black on white Arches paper, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B.
This small, rich panel was originally the left side of a diptych, which, along with a right-hand panel depicting the Virgin Mary (now in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg), depicts one image of the Annunciation—the moment when the archangel Gabriel brings Mary the news that she will give birth to the Son of God.
Milan, 1970: 106, repro. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico Zeri.
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