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Madonna of Mercy, Orvieto
The Madonna of Mercy in the Orvieto (also known as Madonna of the Recommended) is a 14th Century CE tempura painting. This fresco is housed in the Chapel of the Corporal in the Orvieto Cathedral in Tuscany, Italy. The painting portrays...
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Madonna with Canon van der Paele by Jan van Eyck
The Madonna with Canon van der Paele painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE). 1436 CE. (Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium)
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The Gypsy Madonna by Titian
The Gypsy Madonna painting, an early work by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian (c. 1487-1576 CE). c. 1510 CE. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
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Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE) was a Netherlandish Renaissance painter who was famous in his own lifetime for his mastery of oil painting, colouring, naturalistic scenes, and eye for detail. Amongst his masterpieces are the 1432 CE Ghent...
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Tintoretto
Tintoretto (c. 1518-1594 CE), real name Jacopo Robusti, was an Italian Renaissance artist who specialised in religious, mythological, and portrait paintings. A prolific artist over a long career, the Venetian's masterpieces are famous for...
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Madonna della Sedia by Raphael
The Madonna della Sedia painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520 CE). Painted c. 1514 CE. (Uffizi, Florence)
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Madonna by Giotto
A tempera on wood panel showing the Madonna by the Italian artist Giotto (b. 1267 or 1277 - d. 1337 CE). (Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence)
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Distorting Madonna in Medieval art - James Earle
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/distorting-madonna-in-medieval-art-james-earle After Rome was destroyed, people were wary of attachment to physical beauty. As Christianity gained traction, Romans instead began to focus on the...
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The Family by Cassatt
A c. 1886 oil on canvas, The Family, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The subject of mother and child was one Cassatt returned to again and again, often, as here, with a distinct Madonna-esque pose combined...
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Raphael: A Collection of 168 paintings (HD)
Raphael: A collection of 168 paintings (HD) Description: "Raphael, born Raffaello Sanzio, was crowned the "Prince of Painters" by Giorgio Vasari, a sixteenth-century biographer of artists. From his father, Raphael learned painting; in...