Las Meninas, oil on canvas, 318x276, 1656
Diego Velazquez, Spanish
Movement: baroque
Born: June-6-1599, Died: August-6-1660
Monday, March 10, 2008
Rubens Peter Paul
The Elevation of the Cross, Oil on canvas, 462 × 341, 1610-1611
Rubens Peter Paul, Flemish
Movement: Baroque
Born: June-28-1577, Died:May 30, 1640
Rubens Peter Paul, Flemish
Movement: Baroque
Born: June-28-1577, Died:May 30, 1640
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Federigo Zuccaro
Last Judgment (detail ). Dome of Florence Cathedral.
Federigo Zuccaro, Italian
Movement: Mannerism
Born: c. 1542/1543, Died: July 20, 1609
Federigo Zuccaro, Italian
Movement: Mannerism
Born: c. 1542/1543, Died: July 20, 1609
Theotokopoulos, Domenikos "El Greco"
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586–1588, oil on canvas, 480 × 360 cm, Santo Tomé, Toledo)
Theotokopoulos, Domenikos "El Greco", Greek
Movement: Spanish Renaissance
Born: 1541, Died: April 7, 1614
Theotokopoulos, Domenikos "El Greco", Greek
Movement: Spanish Renaissance
Born: 1541, Died: April 7, 1614
Giussepe Arcimboldo
Vertumnus, a portrait of Rudolf II. Now at Skokloster Castle, Sweden
Giussepe Arcimboldo, Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Born: 1527, Died: July 11, 1593
Giussepe Arcimboldo, Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Born: 1527, Died: July 11, 1593
Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait of Henry VIII, c. 1536. Oil and tempera on oak, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid.
Hans Holbein the Younger, German
Movement: Northern Renaissance
Born: c. 1497, Died: between 7 and 29 November 1543
Hans Holbein the Younger, German
Movement: Northern Renaissance
Born: c. 1497, Died: between 7 and 29 November 1543
Raphael
"The School of Athens", Fresco, 500 × 770 cm, 1509-1510
Raphael, Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Born: April-6-1483, Died: April-6-1520
Raphael, Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Born: April-6-1483, Died: April-6-1520
Albrecht Altdorfer
The Battle of Alexander at Issus, oil painting on panel, 158.4 × 120.3 cm, 1529
Albrecht Altdorfer, German
Movement: Danube School
Born: 1480, Died: February-12-1538
Albrecht Altdorfer, German
Movement: Danube School
Born: 1480, Died: February-12-1538
Giorgione
"The Tempest", Oil on Canvas, 83 × 73 cm, 1508
Giorgione, Italian
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: 1477, Died: 1510
Giorgione, Italian
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: 1477, Died: 1510
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Last Judgment, Fresco, 1534-1541
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: March-6-1475, Died: February-18-1564
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: March-6-1475, Died: February-18-1564
Leonardo Da Vinci
Mona Liza or La Gioconda, Oil on poplar, (1503-1506)
Leonardo Da Vinci
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: 1425, Died: 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: 1425, Died: 1519
Hieronymus Bosch
The Garden of Earthly Delights, Oil on plastic triptych, (around 1504)
Hieronymus Bosch
Movement: Renaissance
Born: 1450, Died: 1516
Hieronymus Bosch
Movement: Renaissance
Born: 1450, Died: 1516
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