Rome’s principal attractions were its classical ruins, works by contemporary masters like Raphael and Michelangelo, and patronage from local aristocracy and the Roman Catholic Church.
Wijngaerde ca. 1540–50 Charity Claudius Floris Jacques du Broeucq 1536–1547/48 Man
Mankind has used animals such as onagers (wild donkeys), horses, camels, elephants, and dogs in conflicts for thousands of years, but no other animal has been employed so widely and continuously and was at times so comprehensively protected as the horse.
Although its history and development generally paralleled that of armor for man—both
Bol was a highly successful artist in Amsterdam, but like several slightly later pupils and followers of Rembrandt he came from the South Holland city of Dordrecht. His teacher there is not named in documents, but Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–1651/52), father of Aelbert Cuyp (1620–1691) and the most prominent painter in Dordrecht at the time, is a likely candidate
, 1995, p. 160, as signed and dated 1642; cites it in his dismissal of „A Young Man
A large facet of a genre scene’s appeal was the opportunity it afforded to gaze into a private interior and to identify with the values expressed by the subject.
Shrovetide Frans Hals ca. 1616–17 Kitchen Scene Peter Wtewael 1620s Young Man
An account of artists whose styles or approaches were literally transformed by the example of Titian or Veronese would comprise a veritable “who’s who” of the seventeenth century and beyond.
and Child with Saints Bonifacio de‘ Pitati (Bonifacio Veronese) Portrait of a Man
In addition to providing intriguing interpretations of animals, bestiaries offered tales about the existence of bizarre and loathsome creatures, many of which appeared in medieval art.
Evangelists South Italian 1000–1050 Game Piece with Hercules Throwing Diomedes to His Man-Eating
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Christ Is Born as Man’s Redeemer (Episode from the Story of the Redemption of Man
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in lingua toscana Multiple artists/makers June 15, 1486 Study from the Nude: Man
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Summer Rudy Burckhardt 1948, printed 1975 [Flophouse Entrance on the Bowery with Man
„Max Beckmann in New York“ puts a spotlight on artist Max Beckmann’s special connection with New York City, featuring 14 paintings that he created while living in New York from 1949 to 1950, as well as 25 earlier works from New York collections.
Life in Manhattan energized him and resulted in such powerful pictures as Falling Man
