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Maestà

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Description: Maestà
TitleMaestà
Creator nameMartini, Simone
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1315
Creation date (description)begun 1315
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationSala del Mappamondo, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy
SubjectsMural painting and decoration, Medieval--ItalyMary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art
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Chapter 2. The Council Hall: Eloquent Heraldry
C. Jean Campbell
Description: The Game of Courting and the Art of the Commune of San Gimignano, 1290–1320
The Game of Courting and the Art of the Commune of San Gimignano, 1290–1320
THE COUNCIL HALL of San Gimignano’s Communal Palace is today dominated by two monumental images of rulers holding court. On the south wall is the heavenly court...
Author
C. Jean Campbell
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Copyright© 1997 by Princeton University Press
Related print edition pages: pp.44-106
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00352.3
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Chapter subject tags:Mural painting and decoration, Medieval--ItalyPalazzo comunale (San Gimignano, Italy)Hunting in artLorenzetti, Ambrogio, 1285-approximately 1348
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Forgetting Paper’s Origins
Caroline Fowler
Description: The Art of Paper: From the Holy Land to the Americas
The Art of Paper: From the Holy Land to the Americas
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Author
Caroline Fowler
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2019 by Caroline Fowler
Related print edition pages: pp.55-66
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Description: Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1481
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera and oil on panel, red lacquer/green lacquer, white lead on panel
Dimensions96 7/8 x 95 5/8 in. (246 x 243 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/adoration-of-the-magi-13fb2318-44ca-4a84-a36d-e41dd12e8181
Accession numberInv. 1890 n. 1594
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
Description: The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1170–1200
Object typeMosaic
LocationCathedral, Torcello, Italy
The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child
Description: Ghent Altarpiece (Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), detail
Ghent Altarpiece (Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameEyck, Hubert van;Eyck, Jan van
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish; Netherlandish
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1432
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
LocationSaint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium
Ghent Altarpiece (Adoration of the...
Ghent altarpiece, detail: head and halo of the Virgin Mary
Description: Madonna and Child with Saints Andrew, Benedict, Bernard, and Catherine of Alexandria...
Madonna and Child with Saints Andrew, Benedict, Bernard, and Catherine of Alexandria with Angels, middle panel
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameGaddi, Agnolo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1387
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on poplar panel
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.3.html
Accession number1937.1.4.b
Madonna and Child with Saints Andrew,...
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Twelve Angels, and the Blessing Christ, middle panel
Description: The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)
The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions12 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 in. (32.7 x 9.2 x 5.2 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93178/virgin-and-child-theotokos-hodegetria-statuette-unknown/
Accession number702-1884
The Virgin and Child (Theotokos...
The Virgin and Child
Description: Coronation of the Virgin
Coronation of the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameAngelico, Fra
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1430–1432
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on panel
Dimensions82 1/4 x 81 1/8 in. (209 x 206 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010064473
Accession numberINV. 314
Coronation of the Virgin
Coronation of the Virgin
Description: Madonna and Child with Saints Andrew, Benedict, Bernard, and Catherine of Alexandria...
Madonna and Child with Saints Andrew, Benedict, Bernard, and Catherine of Alexandria with Angels
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameGaddi, Agnolo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1387
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on poplar panel
Dimensions80 3/4 x 97 1/4 in. (205 x 247 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.206122.html
Accession number1937.1.4.a-c
Madonna and Child with Saints Andrew,...
Madonna and Child with Saints Andrew, Benedict, Bernard, and Catherine of Alexandria with Angels
Description: Virgin and Child with Angels
Virgin and Child with Angels
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 09
Creator namePiero della Francesca
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1460-1470
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil possibly with some tempera on panel, transferred to fabric on panel
Dimensions42 7/16 x 30 7/8 in. (107.8 x 78.4 cm)
LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
http://www.clarkart.edu/Collection/8783
Accession number1955.948
Virgin and Child with Angels
Virgin and Child with Angels
Description: Title page for "Life of the Virgin"
Title page for "Life of the Virgin"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDürer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1511
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
DimensionsImage 8 x 7 3/4 in. (20.3 x 19.6 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Title page for "Life of the Virgin"
Title page for "Life of the Virgin"
Description: Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1601–1606
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions145 1/4 x 96 1/2 in. (369 x 245 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010062304
Accession numberINV. 54
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin
Description: La Belle Jardinière
La Belle Jardinière
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1507–1508
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil
Dimensions48 x 31 3/8 in. (122 x 80 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010060754
Accession numberINV. 602
La Belle Jardinière
La Belle Jardinière
Description: Saint Luke Painting the Virgin's Portrait
Saint Luke Painting the Virgin's Portrait
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameHeemskerck, Maertin van
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1545
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions9 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (24.8 x 31.5 cm)
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France
https://www.photo.rmn.fr/archive/10-534327-2C6NU0YO0KL8.html
Accession numberINV1801-1-6
Saint Luke Painting the Virgin's...
Saint Luke Painting the Virgin's Portrait
Description: Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1503–1519
Object typePainting
MaterialsPoplar wood
Dimensions66 1/8 x 51 1/8 in. (168 x 130 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010066107
Accession numberINV. 776
Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
Description: Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child
Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1470–1480
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.6 x 17.7 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29369001
Accession number1863,0110.277
Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child
Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child
Description: Virgin of the Long Thigh
Virgin of the Long Thigh
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameRaimondi, Marcantonio
Creator name (description)After Raphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1520–1530
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions15 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (40.1 x 26.7 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_H-1-49
Accession numberH,1.49
Virgin of the Long Thigh
Virgin of the Long Thigh
Description: Vision of Saint Bernard
Vision of Saint Bernard
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator namePerugino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1490–1494
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions68 1/8 x 67 1/4 in. (173 x 170.7 cm)
LocationAlte Pinakothek, Munich
https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/de/bookmark/artwork/8MLvMzodxz
Accession numberWAF 764
Vision of Saint Bernard
Vision of Saint Bernard
Description: Adoration of the Shepherds
Adoration of the Shepherds
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameBulgarini, Bartolommeo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1350
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on panel
Dimensions67 7/8 x 48 1/2 in. (172.4 x 123.2 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/232007
Accession number1917.89
Adoration of the Shepherds
Adoration of the Shepherds
Description: Virgin and Child with St. Sebastian and St. Roch
Virgin and Child with St. Sebastian and St. Roch
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameJacob von Strassburg
Creator name (description)After Benedetto Bordone
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1520–1525
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
Dimensions21 3/8 x 15 5/8 in. (54.2 x 39.7 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/139476001
Accession number1919,0616.14
Virgin and Child with St. Sebastian and...
Virgin and Child with St. Sebastian and St. Roch
Description: Virgin and Child in Glory with St. Catherine and St. Barbara
Virgin and Child in Glory with St. Catherine and St. Barbara
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1495–1505
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut, hand-colored
DimensionsImage: 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/13697001
Accession number1856,0209.83
Virgin and Child in Glory with St....
Virgin and Child in Glory with St. Catherine and St. Barbara
Description: Immaculate Conception (Annunciation), detail
Immaculate Conception (Annunciation), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1597–1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPrado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-annunciation/26bfae24-de87-47cd-9b7b-d15bd9fbb664?searchid=0d7788f0-5160-138b-5077-ad429d0828fb
Accession numberP03888
Immaculate Conception (Annunciation),...
Immaculate Conception, detail
Description: Chronicle: Pattern sheet with heads of the Virgin and Child and of Christ
Chronicle: Pattern sheet with heads of the Virgin and Child and of Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nameParis, Matthew
Creator nationality/cultureBritish
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationCorpus Christi College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Accession numberMs. 26, p. 283
Chronicle: Pattern sheet with heads of...
Chronicle: Pattern sheet with heads of the Virgin and Child and of Christ
Description: The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg
The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameAltdorfer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1519–1520
Object typePrint
MaterialsColor woodcut from six blocks
DimensionsSheet: 13 3/8 x 9 11/16 in. (33.9 x 24.6 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.46429.html
Accession number1962.5.1
The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg
The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg
Description: Hans Hieber's Plan for the New Church of the Schöne Maria
Hans Hieber's Plan for the New Church of the Schöne Maria
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameOstendorfer, Michael
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1519
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
Dimensions24 3/8 x 20 7/8 in. (61.8 x 53.1 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1895-0122-78
Accession number1895,0122.78
Hans Hieber's Plan for the New Church of...
Hans Hieber's Plan for the New Church of the Schöne Maria
Description: The Virgin and Child Enthroned
The Virgin and Child Enthroned
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation dateAD 705–707
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Maria in Cosmedin, Rome
The Virgin and Child Enthroned
The Virgin and Child enthroned
Description: Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameWenzel von Olmütz
Creator name (description)Copy after Martin Schongauer
Creator nationality/cultureMoravian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1481
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions10 x 6 5/8 in. (25.4 x 16.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_E-1-4
Accession numberE,1.4
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin
Description: The Panagia Chalkoprateia
The Panagia Chalkoprateia
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1235
Object typePainting
LocationCathedral of St Mary and St Korbinian, Freising, Germany
The Panagia Chalkoprateia
The Panagia Chalkoprateia
Description: Madonna di Foligno
Madonna di Foligno
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1511–1512
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera grassa on wood transferred onto canvas
Dimensions121 1/4 x 78 in. (308 x 198 cm)
LocationPinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City
http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/la-pinacoteca/sala-viii---secolo-xvi/raffaello-sanzio--madonna-di-foligno.html
Accession numberCat. 40329
Madonna di Foligno
Madonna di Foligno
Description: St Anne
St Anne
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 649
Object typePainting
LocationS. Maria Antiqua, Rome
St Anne
St Anne
Description: Virgin and Christ, St. John, and Two Angels
Virgin and Christ, St. John, and Two Angels
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMusi, Agostino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1516
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (25.1 x 17.1 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_H-7-13
Accession numberH,7.13
Virgin and Christ, St. John, and Two...
Virgin and Christ, St. John, and Two Angels
Description: The Maries at the Tomb, pinnacle panel from the High Altarpiece of San Pier...
The Maries at the Tomb, pinnacle panel from the High Altarpiece of San Pier Maggiore, Florence
Posted by:Reviewer 3
Jul 27
Creator nameJacopo di Cione
Creator name (description)Attributed to Jacopo di Cione
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1370–1371
Object typePainting
MaterialsEgg tempera on wood
Dimensions37 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (95.3 x 49 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jacopo-di-cione-and-workshop-the-three-marys-at-the-sepulchre-upper-tier-panel
Accession numberNG576
The Maries at the Tomb, pinnacle panel...
The Maries at the Tomb, pinnacle panel from the High Altarpiece of San Pier Maggiore, Florence
Description: Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMantegna, Andrea
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1470–1480
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving and drypoint
Dimensions9 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (25 x 21 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1856-0712-1072
Accession number1856,0712.1072
Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Description: Small Cowper Madonna, infrared reflectogram assembly
Small Cowper Madonna, infrared reflectogram assembly
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1505
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions23 3/8 x 17 3/8 in. (59.5 x 44 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.1196.html
Accession number1942.9.57
Small Cowper Madonna, infrared...
Small Cowper Madonna, infrared reflectogram assembly
Description: Large Einsiedeln Madonna
Large Einsiedeln Madonna
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMaster E. S.
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1466
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (20.9 x 12.5 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/38098
Accession number1972.1
Large Einsiedeln Madonna
Large Einsiedeln Madonna
Description: Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, Saint Martin of Tours, Saint...
Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, Saint Martin of Tours, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Donors, Tanai de' Nerli and His Wife, Nanna di Neri Capponi
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameLippi, Filippino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1494
Object typePainting
MaterialsPanel
Dimensions63 x 70 7/8 in. (160 x 180 cm)
LocationSanto Spirito, Florence
Virgin and Child with the Infant John...
Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, Saint Martin of Tours, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Donors, Tanai de' Nerli and His Wife, Nanna di Neri Capponi
Description: Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist
Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameBotticelli, Sandro
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1484–1485
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on panel
Dimensions72 7/8 x 70 7/8 in. (185 x 180 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/864025/
Accession number106
Virgin and Child with Saints John the...
Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist
Description: San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece
San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameJacopo di Cione
Creator name (description)Attributed to Jacopo di Cione and workshop
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1370–1371
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera and gilding on panel
DimensionsCentral panel: 81 1/4 x 44 5/8 in. (206.5 x 113.5 cm); each side panel: 66 1/2 x 44 1/2 in. (169 x 113 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jacopo-di-cione-and-workshop-the-san-pier-maggiore-altarpiece
Accession numberNG569.1–3
San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece
San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece
Description: Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned...
Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned between St Peter and St Paul
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 530–570
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions11 3/8 x 10 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 25.5 x 0.6 cm), total
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1795934
Accession number564/565
Diptych with the Virgin and Child...
Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned between St Peter and St Paul
Description: Madonna of the Long Neck, detail
Madonna of the Long Neck, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameParmigianino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1534–1540
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions85 1/4 x 52 1/8 in. (216.5 x 132.5 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/parmigianino-madonna-long-neck
Accession numberPalatina no.230
Madonna of the Long Neck, detail
Madonna of the Long Neck, detail
Description: Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameBeccafumi, Domenico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil and varnish on cardboard
Dimensions7 x 6 3/4 in. (17.7 x 17.1 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Description: Virgin of Vladimir
Virgin of Vladimir
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1000–1150
Object typePainting
MaterialsWood and tempera
Dimensions41 x 27 1/8 in. (104 x 69 cm)
LocationState Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/en/collection/_show/image/_id/2216
Virgin of Vladimir
Virgin of Vladimir
Description: Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameRaimondi, Marcantonio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1515–1520
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions8 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (21.1 x 16.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/43202001
Accession numberH,1.31
Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Description: Sistine Madonna
Sistine Madonna
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1512–1513
Object typePainting
LocationGemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany
Sistine Madonna
Sistine Madonna
Description: Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne, ultraviolet photograph
Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne, ultraviolet photograph
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1260–1280
Object typePainting
Dimensions32 1/8 x 19 1/4 in. (81.5 x 49 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.35.html
Accession number1937.1.1
Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne,...
Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne, ultraviolet photograph
Description: Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameSchongauer, Martin
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1475
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions10 x 6 5/8 in. (25.5 x 16.9 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/817096/
Accession number12-1885
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin
Description: Madonna of the Rose
Madonna of the Rose
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameParmigianino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1530
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
LocationGemäldegalerie, Dresden, Germany
https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/365254
Accession numberGal no. 161
Madonna of the Rose
Madonna of the Rose
Description: Adoration of the Shepherds
Adoration of the Shepherds
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameCaraglio, Giovanni Jacopo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1520–1530
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions8 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (21 x 24.3 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_W-1-41
Accession numberW,1.41
Adoration of the Shepherds
Adoration of the Shepherds
Description: Virgin and Child with St. Justine, St. George, and a Donor
Virgin and Child with St. Justine, St. George, and a Donor
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameVeronese, Paolo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1562
Object typePainting
MaterialsCanvas
Dimensions39 x 39 in. (99 x 99 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010066781
Accession number139
Virgin and Child with St. Justine, St....
Virgin and Child with St. Justine, St. George, and a Donor
Description: Madonna of the Meadow
Madonna of the Meadow
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameBellini, Giovanni
Creator nationality/cultureVenetian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil and egg on synthetic panel, transferred from wood
Dimensions26 1/2 x 34 in. (67.3 x 86.4 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/giovanni-bellini-madonna-of-the-meadow
Accession numberNG599
Madonna of the Meadow
Madonna of the Meadow
Description: Virgin of the Rocks
Virgin of the Rocks
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameLeonardo da Vinci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1480–1489
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas transferred from wood
Dimensions78 3/8 x 48 in. (199 x 122 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010062373
Accession number777
Virgin of the Rocks
Virgin of the Rocks
Description: Tympanum with the Virgin and Child enthroned between the Emperors Constantine I and...
Tympanum with the Virgin and Child enthroned between the Emperors Constantine I and Justinian I
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 970–1030
Object typeMosaic
LocationHagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
Tympanum with the Virgin and Child...
Tympanum with the Virgin and Child enthroned between the Emperors Constantine I and Justinian I
Description: Catholic Mystery (Mystère Catholique)
Catholic Mystery (Mystère Catholique)
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDenis, Maurice
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 1/8 x 30 3/8 in. (51 x 77 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Catholic Mystery (Mystère...
Mystère Catholique
Description: Deesis mosaic, east wall of inner narthex, Kariye Djami
Deesis mosaic, east wall of inner narthex, Kariye Djami
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Object typeMosaic
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Deesis mosaic, east wall of inner...
Deesis mosaic, east wall of inner narthex, Kariye Djami
Description: Tomb of Raphael
Tomb of Raphael
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameLorenzetto
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1520
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationPantheon, Rome
Tomb of Raphael
Tomb of Raphael
Description: Visitation
Visitation
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameBarocci, Federico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1584–1586
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions9 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. (280 x 180 mm)
LocationChiesa Nuova, Rome
Visitation
Visitation
Description: Madonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St. Anne
Madonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St. Anne
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameLippi, Filippo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1452
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on wood
DimensionsDiameter 53 1/8 in. (135 cm)
LocationGalleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/madonna-with-the-child-and-scenes-from-the-life-of-st-anne
Accession numberInv. Palatina no. 343
Madonna with the Child and Scenes from...
Madonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St. Anne
Description: The Virgin and Child Enthroned between Archangels and Saints
The Virgin and Child Enthroned between Archangels and Saints
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 530-550
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Euphrasius, Poreč, Croatia
The Virgin and Child Enthroned between...
The Virgin and Child enthroned between archangels and saints
Description: Etchmiadzin Gospels: The Adoration of the Magi
Etchmiadzin Gospels: The Adoration of the Magi
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 570–700
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationYerevan, Armenia
Accession numberMS. Matenadaran 2374
Etchmiadzin Gospels: The Adoration of...
Etchmiadzin Gospels: The Adoration of the Magi
Description: Virgin and Child with Saints Francis, John the Baptist, Zenobius, and Lucy
Virgin and Child with Saints Francis, John the Baptist, Zenobius, and Lucy
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameDomenico Veneziano
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1445–1447
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on panel
Dimensions78 3/4 x 85 in. (200 x 216 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/the-madonna-and-child-with-saint-francis-john-the-baptist-saint-zenobius-and-saint-lucy
Accession numberInv. 1890 no. 884
Virgin and Child with Saints Francis,...
Virgin and Child with Saints Francis, John the Baptist, Zenobius, and Lucy
Description: Virgin and Child with Saints ("San Marco altarpiece"), detail
Virgin and Child with Saints ("San Marco altarpiece"), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameAngelico, Fra
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1438–1443
Object typePainting
MaterialsPanel
LocationMuseo di San Marco, Florence
Virgin and Child with Saints ("San Marco...
Virgin and Child with Saints ("San Marco altarpiece"), detail
Description: Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameAntonello da Messina
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1475
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil and tempera on panel transferred from panel
Dimensions23 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (59.1 x 43.8 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.37.html
Accession number1937.1.30
Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child
Description: Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMusi, Agostino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (23.9 x 16.3 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Description: The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 741–752
Object typePainting
LocationProthesis or chapel of Theodotus, S. Maria Antiqua, Rome
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
Description: Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne
Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1260–1280
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera and gold leaf on woven fabric (linen?) over wood
Dimensions32 1/8 x 19 1/4 in. (81.5 x 49 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.35.html
Accession number1937.1.1
Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne
Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne
Description: The Dormition
The Dormition
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1148
Object typeMosaic
LocationMartorana, Palermo, Italy
The Dormition
The Dormition
Description: Title page for "Apocalypse"
Title page for "Apocalypse"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDürer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1511
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
DimensionsImage 7 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (18.4 x 18.2 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/virgin-mary-appearing-to-saint-john-on-patmos-apocalypse-404
Accession numberB95
Title page for "Apocalypse"
Title page for "Apocalypse"
Description: Madonna and Child with St John
Madonna and Child with St John
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1509–1510
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on wood
Dimensions15 3/8 x 13 in. (38.9 x 32.9 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/raphael-the-garvagh-madonna
Accession numberNG744
Madonna and Child with St John
Madonna and Child with St John
Description: Christ Pantocrator; below, the Virgin Panachrantos Enthroned
Christ Pantocrator; below, the Virgin Panachrantos Enthroned
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation date1180-1190
Object typeMosaic
LocationMonreale Cathedral, Sicily
Christ Pantocrator; below, the Virgin...
Christ Pantocrator; below, the Virgin Panachrantos Enthroned
Description: Bible: Initial "Q" with the annunciation to Zacharias and the...
Bible: Initial "Q" with the annunciation to Zacharias and the annunciation to the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/14acf37c-c295-4521-9150-f4a4e793f685
Accession numberMs. Laud Misc. 752, fol. 357
Bible: Initial "Q" with the annunciation...
Bible: Initial "Q" with the annunciation to Zacharias and the annunciation to the Virgin
Description: Virgin and Child with a Bird
Virgin and Child with a Bird
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMaster E. S.
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1465–1467
Object typePrint
MaterialsWhite-line engraving
DimensionsDiameter 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.108124.html
Accession number1999.27.1
Virgin and Child with a Bird
Virgin and Child with a Bird
Description: Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator namePaolo di Giovanni Fei
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1400
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on hardwood, transferred from panel
Dimensions57 7/8 x 55 1/4 in. (147.1 x 140.4 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.46103.html
Accession number1961.9.4
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Description: Virgin of the Long Thigh
Virgin of the Long Thigh
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDente, Marco
Creator name (description)After Raphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1520–1527
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions16 x 10 5/8 in. (40.5 x 26.9 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_H-7-41
Accession numberH,7.41
Virgin of the Long Thigh
Virgin of the Long Thigh
Description: Our Lady of the Rosary with Saints
Our Lady of the Rosary with Saints
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1700–1799
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on "tecali" stone
Dimensions10 x 14 1/2 x 3/4 in. (25.6 x 36.8 x 2 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4762
Accession number52.8
Our Lady of the Rosary with Saints
Our Lady of the Rosary with Saints
Description: The Virgin and Child enthroned between St Felix and St Adauctus and attended by...
The Virgin and Child enthroned between St Felix and St Adauctus and attended by Turtura
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 528
Object typePainting
LocationChurch of St Felix and St Adauctus, Rome
The Virgin and Child enthroned between...
The Virgin and Child enthroned between St Felix and St Adauctus and attended by Turtura
Description: The Theotokos Aniketos
The Theotokos Aniketos
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1250–1300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationCapella Zeno, S. Marco, Venice
The Theotokos Aniketos
The Theotokos Aniketos
Description: Saint Thomas Receiving the Virgin's Belt with Saints Michael Archangel, Augustine,...
Saint Thomas Receiving the Virgin's Belt with Saints Michael Archangel, Augustine, Margaret of Antioch, and Catherine of Alexandria
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameNeri di Bicci
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1467
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera, tooled gold, and silver on panel with vertical grain
Dimensions61 1/4 x 60 7/8 in. (155.6 x 154.6 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/102028.html
Accession numberCat. 27
Saint Thomas Receiving the Virgin's Belt...
Saint Thomas Receiving the Virgin's Belt with Saints Michael Archangel, Augustine, Margaret of Antioch, and Catherine of Alexandria
Description: The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nameGaddi, Taddeo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1330
Object typeDrawing
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020001832
Accession numberInv. 1222
The Presentation of the Virgin in the...
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Description: Virgin and Child with a Monkey
Virgin and Child with a Monkey
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDürer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1498
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (19.1 x 12.2 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=764657&partId=1&searchText=durer+monkey&page=1
Virgin and Child with a Monkey
Virgin and Child with a Monkey
Description: Madonna of Saint Jerome
Madonna of Saint Jerome
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameCorreggio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1528
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions81 x 55 1/2 in. (205.7 x 141 cm)
LocationGalleria Nazionale, Parma, Italy
Accession numberN. 351
Madonna of Saint Jerome
Madonna of Saint Jerome
Description: Death of the Virgin (left); The Man of Sorrows (right)
Death of the Virgin (left); The Man of Sorrows (right)
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameSchongauer, Martin;Unknown
Creator nationality/cultureGerman; Unknown
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 1550
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsEngraving (left); drawing in grisaille (right)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Death of the Virgin (left); The Man of...
Death of the Virgin (left); The Man of Sorrows (right)
Description: Pietà
Pietà
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1498–1500
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationSaint Peter's, Vatican City
Pietà
Pietà
Description: The Dormition
The Dormition
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1258–1264
Object typePainting
LocationChurch of the Trinity, Sopoćani, Serbia
The Dormition
The Dormition
Description: Virgin and Christ, St. John, and Two Angels
Virgin and Christ, St. John, and Two Angels
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMusi, Agostino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (24.2 x 17 cm)
LocationAlbertina, Vienna
Virgin and Christ, St. John, and Two...
Virgin and Christ, St. John, and Two Angels
Description: The Virgin in prayer amid Apostles and Saints
The Virgin in prayer amid Apostles and Saints
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 640–642
Object typeMosaic
LocationBaptistery, S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome
The Virgin in prayer amid Apostles and...
The Virgin in prayer amid Apostles and Saints
Description: Coronation of the Virgin
Coronation of the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameMonaco, Lorenzo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1407–1409
Object typePainting
MaterialsEgg tempera on wood
Dimensions104 1/4 x 144 in. (264.9 x 365.8 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/lorenzo-monaco-the-coronation-of-the-virgin
Accession numberNG215, NG1897, NG216
Coronation of the Virgin
Coronation of the Virgin
Description: Madonna del Popolo
Madonna del Popolo
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameBarocci, Federico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1579
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions141 3/8 x 99 1/4 in. (359 x 252 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Accession numberinv. 1890 no. 751
Madonna del Popolo
Madonna del Popolo
Description: Hours of Frederick III of Aragon: The Deposition
Hours of Frederick III of Aragon: The Deposition
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1470–1500
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 10532, fol. 198
Hours of Frederick III of Aragon: The...
Hours of Frederick III of Aragon: The Deposition
Description: Coronation of the Virgin, detail
Coronation of the Virgin, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameMonaco, Lorenzo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1414
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on panel
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/coronation-of-the-virgin
Accession numberInv. 1890 no. 885
Coronation of the Virgin, detail
Coronation of the Virgin, detail
Description: The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1020
Object typeMosaic
LocationCatholicon, Hosios Loukas, Boeotia, Greece
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
Description: Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameCarpi, Ugo da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1510–1530
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
Dimensions8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (21.8 x 17.2 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_H-1-33
Accession numberH,1.33
Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Three Marys Lamenting the Dead Christ
Description: Coronation of the Virgin, detail
Coronation of the Virgin, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameGentile da Fabriano
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1420
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera and gold leaf on panel
Dimensions34 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (87.5 x 64 cm)
LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/646/gentile-da-fabriano-coronation-of-the-virgin-italian-about-1420/
Accession number77.PB.92
Coronation of the Virgin, detail
Coronation of the Virgin, detail
Description: The Madonna and Child in Majesty Surrounded by Angels, detail
The Madonna and Child in Majesty Surrounded by Angels, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nameCimabue
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1280
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on panel
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010064463
Accession numberINV. 254
The Madonna and Child in Majesty...
The Madonna and Child in Majesty Surrounded by Angels, detail
Description: Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, detail in raking light
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, detail in raking light
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator namePaolo di Giovanni Fei
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1400
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on hardwood, transferred from panel
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.46103.html
Accession number1961.9.4
Presentation of the Virgin in the...
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, detail in raking light
Description: Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameRobbia, Luca della
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1455–1460
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGlazed terracotta
Dimensions22 7/8 x 17 3/8 in. (58 x 44 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/866171
Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Description: The Virgin Orans
The Virgin Orans
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1078–1081
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSerpentine
DimensionsDiameter 7 in. (17.7 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O125943/roundel-unknown/
Accession numberA.1:1, 2-1927
The Virgin Orans
The Virgin Orans
Description: The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)
The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 640
Object typePainting
LocationS. Maria Nova (S. Francesca Romana), Rome
The Virgin and Child (Theotokos...
The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)
Description: The Virgin crowned as Queen (Maria Regina)
The Virgin crowned as Queen (Maria Regina)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 705–707
Object typePainting
LocationS. Maria in Trastevere, Rome
The Virgin crowned as Queen (Maria...
The Virgin crowned as Queen (Maria Regina)
Description: Small Cowper Madonna, reverse of panel
Small Cowper Madonna, reverse of panel
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1505
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions23 3/8 x 17 3/8 in. (59.4 x 44 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.1196.html
Accession number1942.9.57
Small Cowper Madonna, reverse of panel
Small Cowper Madonna, reverse of panel
Description: Coronation of the Virgin
Coronation of the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameGentile da Fabriano
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1420
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera and gold leaf on panel
Dimensions34 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (87.5 x 64 cm)
LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/646/gentile-da-fabriano-coronation-of-the-virgin-italian-about-1420/
Accession number77.PB.92
Coronation of the Virgin
Coronation of the Virgin
Description: Virgin and Child with Angels ("Chellini Tondo")
Virgin and Child with Angels ("Chellini Tondo")
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameDonatello
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1456
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsDiameter 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70184/the-virgin-and-child-with-roundel-donatello/
Virgin and Child with Angels ("Chellini...
Virgin and Child with Angels ("Chellini Tondo")
Description: Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Cosmas and Damian, Lawrence, John the...
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Cosmas and Damian, Lawrence, John the Evangelist, Mark, Dominic, Francis, and Peter Martyr ("San Marco altarpiece")
Posted by:Reviewer 3
Jan 04
Creator nameAngelico, Fra
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1438–1443
Object typePainting
MaterialsPanel
Dimensions90 1/8 x 89 3/8 in. (229 x 227 cm)
LocationMuseo di San Marco, Florence
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints...
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Cosmas and Damian, Lawrence, John the Evangelist, Mark, Dominic, Francis, and Peter Martyr ("San Marco altarpiece")
Description: Small Cowper Madonna, detail
Small Cowper Madonna, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameRaphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1505
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.1196.html
Accession number1942.9.57
Small Cowper Madonna, detail
Small Cowper Madonna, detail
Description: The Virgin and Child between Archangels
The Virgin and Child between Archangels
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 650–700
Object typeMosaic
LocationPanagia Angeloktistos, Kiti, Cyprus
The Virgin and Child between Archangels
The Virgin and Child between Archangels
Description: Book of Hours: The Virgin and Child on the Crescent Moon
Book of Hours: The Virgin and Child on the Crescent Moon
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1400–1430
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationWalker Art Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Accession numberMs. Mayer 12009, p. 116(?)
Book of Hours: The Virgin and Child on...
Book of Hours: The Virgin and Child on the Crescent Moon
Description: George of Antioch Prostrate before the Virgin
George of Antioch Prostrate before the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1148
Object typeMosaic
LocationMartorana, Palermo, Italy
George of Antioch Prostrate before the...
Panel with George of Antioch prostrate before the Virgin
Description: Majestà
Majestà
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameDuccio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1312–1315
Object typePainting
MaterialsEgg tempera on wood
Dimensions24 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. (61.4 x 39.3 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/duccio-the-virgin-and-child-with-saints-dominic-and-aurea
Accession numberNG566
Majestà
Majestà
Description: Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameBeccafumi, Domenico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil and varnish on cardboard
Dimensions10 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (25.7 x 19.1 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Description: The Maccabees
The Maccabees
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 649
Object typePainting
LocationS. Maria Antiqua, Rome
The Maccabees
The Maccabees
Description: Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut on a manuscript page
Dimensions6 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. (15.6 x 12.5 cm)
LocationBiblioteca Oliveriana, Pesaro, Italy
Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
Description: Syriac Bible: The Virgin as the Source of Wisdom
Syriac Bible: The Virgin as the Source of Wisdom
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 570–630
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMS. syr. 341, fol. 118r
Syriac Bible: The Virgin as the Source...
Syriac Bible: The Virgin as the Source of Wisdom
Description: Virgin and Child with Angels
Virgin and Child with Angels
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameZoppo, Marco
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1455
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on panel
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065663
Accession numberRF 1980 1
Virgin and Child with Angels
Virgin and Child with Angels
Description: Pilgrims at the Shrine of the Schöne Maria, Regensburg
Pilgrims at the Shrine of the Schöne Maria, Regensburg
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameOstendorfer, Michael
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1520
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
DimensionsBlock 22 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. (58 x 39.1 cm); sheet 25 x 15 3/8 in. (63.5 x 39.1 cm)
LocationKunstsammlungen, Veste Coburg, Germany
Pilgrims at the Shrine of the...
Pilgrims at the Shrine of the Schöne Maria, Regensburg
Description: Madonna of the Harpies
Madonna of the Harpies
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameSarto, Andrea del
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1517
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions81 1/2 x 70 in. (207 x 178 cm)
LocationPalazzo Pitti, Florence
http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/inv1890/scheda.asp?position=1&ninv=1577
Accession numberN. Cat. 00099779; inv. 1890, 1577 (1890 post)
Madonna of the Harpies
Madonna of the Harpies
Description: Diptych reliquary with Christ and the Virgin and Child surrounded by busts of...
Diptych reliquary with Christ and the Virgin and Child surrounded by busts of saints
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator name (description)Made in Constantinople
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1367–1384
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsPainted wood, metal, enamel, perals, and precious stones
LocationCathedral, Cuenca, Ecuador
Diptych reliquary with Christ and the...
Diptych reliquary with Christ and the Virgin and Child surrounded by busts of saints
Description: Virgin and Child with Two Angels
Virgin and Child with Two Angels
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameLippi, Filippo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1460–1465
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on wood
Dimensions37 3/8 x 24 3/8 in. (95 x 62 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/madonna-and-child-with-two-angels
Accession numberInv. 1890 no. 1598
Virgin and Child with Two Angels
Virgin and Child with Two Angels
Description: Madonna of the Long Neck
Madonna of the Long Neck
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameParmigianino
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1534–1540
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions85 1/4 x 52 1/8 in. (216.5 x 132.5 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/parmigianino-madonna-long-neck
Accession numberPalatina no.230
Madonna of the Long Neck
Madonna of the Long Neck
Description: The First Seven Steps of the Virgin
The First Seven Steps of the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Object typeMosaic
LocationChurch of Christ in Chora, Istanbul, Turkey
The First Seven Steps of the Virgin
The First Seven Steps of the Virgin
Description: Virgin and Child with Angels
Virgin and Child with Angels
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 09
Creator namePiero della Francesca
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1470
Object typePainting
LocationGalleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Italy
Virgin and Child with Angels
Virgin and Child with Angels

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