Saint Matthew is shown seated in a dark interior lit by an oil lamp and assisted by an angel in his writing of the gospel. The diminutive scenes in the background, whose subjects have been debated, relate to his life as presented in the Golden Legend
B[ryson]. B[urroughs].
African king Jugurtha, in chains, walking before him, an event that took place in 104 B.C
B. Tiepolo: la sua vita e le sue opere.
Oxford, 1976, vol. 1, p. 21 n. 8, p. 137 (notebook 31, p. 70), p. 151, suggests a
From the high altar of the Cistercian abbey, Lichtenthal, near Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg; Dutch or German Private Collection ; [ Sotheby’s, London (July 28, 1939, no. 103) ] ; [ John Hunt, Ireland (1939–sold 1952)]
Oud Holland 52 (1935). p. 29. Huth, Hans.
This arresting portrait of an unidentified young Florentine is dated by most scholars to the 1530s. During that decade Bronzino was often engaged in painting members of a close-knit circle of acquaintances with whom he shared literary interests, and this sitter—who so conspicuously holds open a book—may be from among that group
Harry B. Wehle.
Watteau, the son of a roofer, left Valenciennes for Paris about 1702 to work there as a copyist and assistant to Claude Gillot (1673–1722) and Claude III Audrun (1658–1734). He became interested in theater and fell under the spell of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
, ill. opp. p. 226 [reprinted, Paris, 1929, p. 67, no. 414, ill. opp. p. 66].
Harry B. Wehle.
Theodore M. Davis Excavations by Quibell and Weigall, 1905. Acquired by Davis in the division of finds, 1905. Theodore M. Davis Collection 1905-1015. Bequeathed to the Museum by Davis, 1915; accessioned, 1930
from left 30.8.60a, b; 30.8.59a, b; 30.8.58; 30.8.56; 30.8.57 Artwork Details Use
