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Neptune and Triton
The breathtaking “Neptune and Triton” was completed by Bernini in 1622-3. It was commissioned by Alessandro Damascenti-Peretti Montalto. The sculpture was intended to be the focal point of his large fish pond at his villa.
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Votes for Women Scarf
"This pristine silk motor scarf was sold in London before the Women's Social and Political Union's “Woman’s Sunday” March on 21 June 1908. The government had challenged the suffrage movement to show numbers, and more than 250,000 activists traveled…
Glory of St. Ignatius Loyola and the Missionary Work of the Jesuit Order
Ceiling fresco by Andrea Pozzo in the church of Sant' Ignazio
Flora, ouero, Cultura di fiori
Anna Maria Vaiani is another female artist who did floral designs. In Giovanni Battista Ferrari’s piece on gardening, Flora, ouero, Cultura di fiori, (1638) Vaiani etched many of the floral designs. Like Garzoni, her designs played on anatomy of…
Hercules Guided by Virtue
The Palazzo Sampieri frescoes are a set of paintings by Annibale, Agostino and Ludovico Carracci in the Palazzo Sampieri in Bologna. They form the last surviving collection of works by the three artists. Hercules Guided by Virtue is the ceiling…
Apollo and Daphne
Antonio del Pollaiuolo's Early Rennaisance depiction of the Apollo and Daphne myth.
Antonio Moro's Self Portrait
In the 1500s, there was a rise of artworks that represented this theme of the allegory of art or "pittura."
It's crucial to understand that before the sixteenth century painting was not considered a liberal art and was not considered an…
It's crucial to understand that before the sixteenth century painting was not considered a liberal art and was not considered an…
Self Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
In this work, Gentileschi depicts herself in the act of painting. Gentileschi most likely completed this painting during her brief English sojourn (1638-c.1641) where she was invited by Charles I to join her father Orazio Gentileschi who had been…
Esther before Ahasuerus
Considered to be one of the most ambitious paintings in Gentileschi’s œuvre, Esther before Ahasuerus exemplifies her success as a female baroque artist. The Old Testament Story referenced here is that of Queen Esther and her husband, Ahasuerus, the…
Judith and her Maidservant
This painting was originally documented in 1638 to be in the possession of the Grand Duchess Maria Maddalena of Austria. This painting was based on Artemisia's fathers' artwork, "Judith and her maidservant with the head of Holofernes", c. 1608, by…