Paris Bordone studied for a time under Titian, the greatest Venetian artist of the 16th century. Although forced to leave this great master’s studio, Bordone went on to excel in portraiture, large-scale architectural settings, and cabinet paintings.
Tag Archives: Italian
St. John the Evangelist
Domenico Zampieri, called Il Domenichino
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Saint Rosalie Interceding for the Plague-Stricken of Palermo
Anthony van Dyck
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The Della Robbia family is famous—for their secret artistic recipe. Watch to learn more about a pair of sculpture and this family of artists represented in M&G’s collection.
The European furniture in the Museum & Gallery collection has been called the finest in America by Joseph Aronson, author of The Encyclopedia of Furniture. This beautiful Italian cassone is a good example.
The refinement of High Renaissance art motivated mannerist painters like Francesco Cavazzoni to explore other avenues of expression. Legend of the Finding of the True Cross provides an intriguing example.
Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo’s The Last Judgment provides a fascinating study not only for its religious iconography but also for its theological and literary allusions.
