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Titian’s Christ Carrying the Cross was not a one off subject matter or commission. Several decades prior Titian had created a version of Christ Carrying the Cross depicting Christ tied at the neck by the rope of an executioner [1]. This work was…

In this painting, we see a young woman fleeing a satyr seated upon the ground. Gentileschi highlights Corisca's movement through the figure's spatial dominance of the picture plane and her billowing garments with highly articulated drapery. Her…

Titian, known as the greatest Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school, was known for penetrating human character in his canvases. In many of his paintings, he carefully represented physical beauty and a level of eroticism that has not been…

Painted by Titian c. 1544, this version of Danaë was his first of many renditions of this scene, and is widely regarded as one of the most sensual paintings of the Italian Renaissance. Titian depicts the princess Danaë being impregnated by the Greek…

The painting Danaë, by Titian, was made in 1544 and is located in the Capodimonte Museum in Naples, Italy. The painting was made for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese’s bedroom and is representative of his own mistress. The painting was made for the…

In this painting Titian exhibits his use of colorito, which is when color is used in a dominating manner in the work. The color helps depict the story of the painting, which involves Jupiter seducing Danaë. The story explains how Danaë was locked in…

Michelangelo Caravaggio, born in Milan, mastered painting biblical stories in a dark and violent light [1]. Caravaggio created David with the Head of Goliath for Scipione Borghese, an Italian cardinal, as a way of asking for forgiveness for murdering…

Created by Michelangelo Caravaggio c. 1606-1610, David with the Head of Goliath was created as a gift for the papal court of Rome, specifically for Scipione Borgehese. Caravaggio was accused of murdering Tomassoni in May 1606, and fled from Rome, but…

This work by Giovanni Bellini presents Doge Leonardo Loredan shortly after his election to the position [1]. It depicts him ceremoniously in elegant robes with the symbolic corno ducale on his head. Loredan is seen with a look of consternation upon…

The painting Feast in the House of Levi by Paolo Veronese was made from 1571 to 1573 and today is located in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy. At first, this painting was created as a replacement to Titian’s Last Supper, yet over time it…