Saints played a very important role in the popular piety of the late Middle Ages. They were considered to be not only patrons and protectors against all manner of ills, but also mediators between the individual worshiper and God.
Visual Description Surrounded by twenty-two men, women, and winged angels, a young man
In this tempestuous scene, El Greco depicted an angry Christ driving the moneychangers from the Temple. An uncommon theme, it became increasingly popular in the latter half of the sixteenth century, promoted by the Council of Trent as a symbol of the Catholic church’s attempt to purify itself after the Protestant Reformation.
Zoom In Zoom Out Recenter Visual Description A long haired, bearded man
Inside, a bearded man with a halo sits on a bench facing our right in profile as
This video provides an ASL description of Thomas Cole’s painting, The Voyage of Life: Manhood.
Cole’s epic four-part series, Voyage of Life, weaves the theme of the four ages of man
c. 1900 oil on canvas Accession ID 1972.9.5 Download artwork Artwork Man
After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a famous history painter. Upon completion of his training Rembrandt returned to Leiden.
Zoom Out Recenter Visual Description The lifeless body of a bearded young man
The clearest of these is the change in the position of the man on the ladder who
He shows his cards to a third man, directly across from us, who sits and leans forward
Accession 2015.19.1584.54.1-15 Associated Artworks See all 15 artworks Unidentified Man
printed 1976 gelatin silver print Accession ID 2002.152.16 Artwork Little Man
