The creation of works of art during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance was often a collaborative process. This panel is part of a triptych painted by two artists:
He holds a bird in one hand, touches Mary’s robe with the other, and a piece of
A note of ambiguity or unease often gives a piquant quality to German adaptations of the Renaissance ideal. Cranach’s painting of a classical nymph represents an Italian theme but gives it a moralizing twist common to late Gothic courtly and amorous subjects.
On her left hand, along her body, she wears a crimson-red and gold, jeweled bracelet
Information on this painting can be found in the Gallery publication American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century, pages 76-81, which is available as a free PDF https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-18th-century.pdf
up over his head with his far arm, and holds a lance down by his side with the hand
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.
She holds an open book with her left hand, on our right, and supports the sitting
She rests the long fingers of one hand on the baby’s shin and braces his side torso
The man at the center holds up a book with his left hand, on our right, and raises
Reynolds sought to elevate British painting, including portraiture, to the lofty realms of classical expression. After traveling to Rome, Florence, Bologna, and Venice, Reynolds became the first president of the Royal Academy, which had been founded in 1768.
The woman holds the hand resting on her lap, and both she and the boy wrap their
carries a large basket with chickens over one arm and doffs his hat with his other hand
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Breu the Elder, The Virgin and Child with Saint Conrad and Saint Pelagius, 1504, hand-colored
In Kalf’s own hand the rind has a three-dimensional presence as it twists and turns
