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Centuries By John Oliver Hand Publication History Published online January 1,
Mellon Bruce (March 18–May 1, 1966). National Gallery of Art Archives.
extremely important for Rembrandt’s interpretations of Old Testament scenes. [1]
This Coronation of the Virgin may be the first time the subject, which originated in the West, appears in Venetian art. Some of the earliest representations were carved above cathedral doorways in France—and certain elements in the Gallery’s painting—its elaborate halos, for example—share in the decorative elegance of Gothic art.
8 × 30 1/2 in.)
Giotto ’s explorations and innovations in art during the early 14th century developed, a full century later, into the Italian Renaissance. Besides making panel paintings, he executed many fresco cycles—the most famous at the Arena Chapel, Padua—and he also worked as an architect and sculptor.
overall (including added strips): 87.7 × 63.2 × 1.3 cm (34 1/2 × 24 7/8 × 1/2
overall (each angel, height): 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
In contrast to the man with whom she shares this outdoor scene, the female figure is incongruously naked. Her features seem generalized.
Kress Collection Dimensions overall: 91.4 x 81.9 cm (36 x 32 1/4 in.)
framed: 49.5 x 79.4 x 6 cm (19 1/2 x 31 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
The unusual subject of this painting comes from one of Aesop’s fables. In his Man and the Satyr , he related how a demigod helped a peasant who was lost on a wintry day.
[1] Catalogue of Paintings Forming the Private Collection of P.A.B.
Willem Kalf, baptized in Rotterdam on November 3, 1619, was one of the foremost still-life painters of the seventeenth century. His father, Jan Jansz Calff (Kalf), was a well-to-do textile merchant and town council member who died in 1625.
Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche Konstschilders en Schilderessen. 3 vols. in 1.
