In addition to an innovative series of portraits (see The Met 14.40.645), Antonello has left a no less inventive series of bust-length images of Christ as the Man of Sorrows
B[attista]. Cavalcaselle.
When it came to depicting Jesus on the Cross, many artists of the earlier Middle Ages portrayed Jesus as alive and alert, his body entirely resistant to the trauma of crucifixion. In this example, Jesus almost bears himself easily, with his torso erect, knees slightly bent, and head held high
Rorimer, James J., and Margaret B. Freeman.
Pair of DoorsThis pair of doors once belonged to a minbar and most probably came from the base of its stairs.[1] An elaborate geometric design centered on twelve-pointed stars arranged in staggered rows decorates the front of the doors, which are constructed of rosewood
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1930. pp. 99–100, ill. fig. 44 (b/w).
Each of Moretto’s rare portraits of the 1520s and 1530s demonstrates his innovative approach to the genre, culminating in the outstanding Portrait of a Man (National Gallery, London, NG 1025) of 1526, one the earliest full-length, life-size, independent portraits in Italy
B[attista]. Cavalcaselle.
This is an early work by Alessandro Bonvicino, known as Moretto da Brescia, who, along with Girolamo Romanino, was the dominant painter in the city of Brescia (then in the westernmost area of Venice’s mainland empire) in the first half of the sixteenth century
Brescia, 1898, p. 108 [see Ref. Begni Redona 1988]. P[ietro]. d[a] P[onte].
Tughra of Sultan Süleyman the MagnificentThe Ottoman Turkish sultans controlled one of the most efficient, well-organized, and effective governmental bureaucracies of early modern times; at the apex of this governmental structure was the Ottoman Imperial Chancery, which created, copied, and recorded all official governmental orders or decrees, known as firman, as well as treaties and official correspondence
Atil 1987, p. 41, no. 4.
From the former choir screen of the Cathedral of Strasbourg; C. Joret, Paris ; [ Henri Daguerre, Paris ] ; J. H. Fitzhenry (until d. 1913) ; his sale, Christie, Manson and Woods (November 18-19, 24-26, 1913) ; [ Alphonse Kann French, Paris (1/2 interest sold 1933)] ; [ Demotte Inc
P. Dutton, 1970. p. 258. Boccador, Jacqueline.
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909 Object Number: 09.180.13a, b Excavated by the Egyptian
Edward B. Garrison. Italian Romanesque Panel Painting.
Rorimer, James J., and Margaret B. Freeman.
