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Tag: Renaissance
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Judith Beheading Holofernes
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, oil on canvas, circa 1598 It is interesting to compare Caravagio’s work with a later work by Gentileschi. Gentileschi’s version is a lot more visceral, with more blood, greater detail, and a more determined expression on Judith’s face. In Caravaggio’s depiction, Judith is of slight figure and bears an almost reluctant… Read more →
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Los Borrachos
Diego Velázquez, oil on canvas (1.65 x 2.25m), 1629 The Feast of Bacchus, Museo del Prado, Madrid. Read more →
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The Count-Duke of Olivares on Horseback
Diego Velázquez, oil on canvas (3.13 x 2.39m), 1634 Read more →
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The Garden of Earthly Delights
Hieronymus Bosch, triptych with shutters; oil on panel, 1504 The Garden of Earthly Delights is a large triptych named for the garden depicted in its central panel. According to one commentator, the triptych represents the history of the world and the development of Christian notions of sin. This history begins on the outside shutters with… Read more →
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Self-Portrait at 26
Albrecht Dürer, oil on panel, 1498 I saw this in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, January 2007. Read more →