July 10th, 2009 by Old Masters New Perspectives | 1 Comment
Paolo Veronese (c. 1528 – 1588)
Wisdom and Strength, c.1580
Oil on canvas
84 1/2 x 65 3/4 in. (214.63 x 167.01 cm)
From the collection of Henry Clay Frick, Frick Museum, NYC
Like “The Wedding at Cana”, a jpeg of one of Veronese’s most iconic works doesn’t do justice to it’s eminent presence at the end of the Frick [...]
September 9th, 2008 by admin | No Comments
The most renowned member of the Bellini family of painters, Giovanni Bellini was considered one of the great pioneers of Venetian style of painting, championing a more detailed style and a sumptuous range of color that served as an influence for the great Venetian painters of the age such as Giorgione and Titian. This picture [...]
August 20th, 2008 by admin | No Comments
Guido Reni
The Rape of Deianira
1621
Oil on canvas, 239 x 193 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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August 13th, 2008 by admin | No Comments
Tintoretto
Saint George and the Dragon
c. 1550
Oil on canvas
122 x 92 cm (48 x 36 in.)
The Hermitage, St Petersburg
(click the image to be redirected to a full size resolution, from the Hermitage’s website)