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Angeles County Museum of Art, where she worked on a wide range of sculpture and
This crucifix was made to be carried in processions and is painted on both sides. Before entering the Kress collection (Shapley 1966) the two sides were separated, but they were re-united in the Museum in 1988
Los Angeles, 2012, p. 103, identifies the figure on the bottom terminal of the obverse
The Artist: The Sienese master Simone Martini was one of the greatest and most influential painters of his time. His work combines an astonishing mastery of naturalistically observed details with an exquisite technique
Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
Los Angeles Municipal Art Department.
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
Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles). Janet Cox-Rearick.
Los Angeles. UCLA Art Galleries.
From Rome From before 1631 and until 1902, in the Giustiniani Collection, Rome; 1902, purchased from the Giustiniani family through Giuseppe Sangiorgi by Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson (Mary Clark Thompson), New York; 1902-1923, collection of Mary Clark Thompson; acquired in 1926, bequest of Mary Clark Thompson
The Colosseum, Ada Gabucci, ed. p. 91, Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum.
Griffith Mann, Michel David-Weill Curator in Charge of the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, shares insights into five fascinating objects that capture the central focus of the exhibition Armenia!
Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (MS Ludwig II.7) Pulsing with expressive figures,
Labille-Guiard’s clients are most often presented in bust- or half-length against a shaded ground of a solid color, bringing her sitters‘ faces and costumes closely into view. She was admired by her contemporaries for her skill at capturing their expressions
Los Angeles, 2009, p. 123, no.
The Artist: For a biography of Petrus Christus, see the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.The Painting: This mesmerizing image of Christ derives from the Gospels of Mark (15: 17–18) and John (19: 1–5) wherein Jesus was beaten, crowned with thorns, and dressed in a purple robe, subsequently to be presented by Pilate to the jeering crowd of Jews with the words „Ecce Homo“ (Behold the man)
Los Angeles. J. Paul Getty Museum.
