Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Vertumnus c. 1590 – 1591. Oil on canvas. 22.55″ x 22.83″. Skokloster Castle, Sweden. RECOMMENDED READING Smithsonian Article Arcimboldo’s Feast for the Eyes The Art Story Article Arcimboldo Artworks Joy of Museums Article “Vertumnus” by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Read MoreEl Greco’s Burial of Count Orgaz Church of Santo Tome, Toledo, Spain. 1586. Oil on canvas, 16′ x 11’10”. RECOMMENDED READING The Met Essay El Greco (1541-1614) Khan Academy Article El Greco, Burial of the Count Orgaz
Read MoreGiambologna’s Rape of the Sabine Women 1581 – 1582. Marble, height 13’6″. Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. RECOMMENDED READING Khan Academy Article Giambologna, Abduction of a Sabine Woman ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Encyclopedia Britannica Giambologna – Biography
Read MoreCellini’s Perseus and Medusa 1545 – 1554. Bronze. Piazzo della Signoria, Florence. RECOMMENDED READING Khan Academy Video Cellini, Perseus Daily Art Magazine Article Perseus and the Head of Medusa — A Very Florentine Story
Read MoreSofonisba Anguissola’s Self Portrait 1550. Oil on canvas, 43 3/4″ x 43 1/8″. Pinacoteca Nazionale, Sienna. RECOMMENDED READING Frieze Article A Renaissance Joke: What a 500-Year-Old Self-Portrait Reveals European Article Sofonisba Anguissola ADDITIONAL MATERIAL The Art Story Article Sofonisba Anguissola – Biography Khan Academy Article Sofonisba Anguissola
Read MoreBronzino’s Allegory with Venus and Cupid Mid-1540s. Oil on panel, 57.5 x 46″. National Gallery, London. RECOMMENDED READING Khan Academy Video Bronzino, An Allegory with Venus and Cupid The Independent Article Great Works: An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, by Bronzino
Read MoreBronzino’s Eleonora of Toledo 1545. Oil on wood panel, 45.25 x 37.75″. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. RECOMMENDED READING Khan Academy Article Bronzino, Portrait of Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni Khan Academy Videos Bronzino, Portrait of Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni Bronzino’s Eleonora of Toledo 1545. Oil on wood…
Read MoreParmigianino’s Madonna with the Long Neck 1534 – 1540. Oil on wood panel, 7’1″ x 4’4″. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. RECOMMENDED READING Khan Academy Video Parmigianino, Madonna of the Long Neck The Art Story Article Parmigianino – Key Ideas and Artworks
Read MorePontormo’s Deposition Altarpiece in the Capponi Chapel, church of Santa Felicita, Florence. 1525 – 1528. Oil and tempera on wood panel, 10’3″x6’4″. RECOMMENDED READING Khan Academy Video Pontormo, The Entombment of Christ Artnet Article Once Filled With Crumbling Masterpieces, a 16th-Century Chapel in Florence Reopens After Painstaking Conservation
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