In the tradition of his Flemish predecessors, Memling’s painting contains a wealth of religious meaning; it is filled with symbols which explain the importance of Christ’s mission on earth.
Art Bulletin 43, no. 2 (June 1961): 110-111, fig. 29. 1962 Mirimonde, Albert P.
Saints played a very important role in the popular piety of the late Middle Ages. They were considered to be not only patrons and protectors against all manner of ills, but also mediators between the individual worshiper and God.
Indiana University, 1997: 244-260 (no. 1), figs. 6, 11a, 20a-c, 25, 27a, 30-35, 47a-b,
–B.-S. Chardin et de J.-H. Fragonard.
A painting may provide a “window� into a different world. Here, the painting is itself a window, and it reveals a world dizzy with color and movement.
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A ragtag group of people gathers around an elderly man holding a violin. He pauses, as if interrupted mid performance, and gazes directly at us.
Wehle, Harry B.
Summer is represented here as Ceres, goddess of agriculture, reclining in front of her attribute, a row of wheat stalks. The work is one of three known paintings from a cycle by Jacopo Tintoretto depicting the personifications of the four Seasons.
Manning, Bertina. “Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto in the Collection of Walter P.
Idol-Phobia in the Spanish Empire: Translating the Sacred at the Escorial Marius B.
Across the winding trunk of a flowering tropical tree, we see two Tahitian women. They undress for a swim in the sea.
Foreword by Perry B. Cott and notes by Otto Stelzer.
This painting is regarded as one of the finest of all Titian’s portraits. Doge Andrea Gritti’s ferocious expression and imposing figure convey an awe-inspiring authority.
CA4519; Sales book no. 17, p. 50.
Girl with the Red Hat is one of Johannes Vermeer’s smallest works, and it is painted on panel rather than on his customary canvas. The girl has turned in her chair and interacts with the viewer through her direct gaze.
New York, 1949: 23, no. 25, repro. 1950 Swillens, P. T. A.
