Artworks
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Marriage of the Virgin Mary (Raphael)
The Marriage of the Virgin, also known as Lo Sposalizio, is an oil painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. Completed in 1504 for the Franciscan church of San Francesco, Città di Read more [...]
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Double portrait of the Dukes of Urbino
The Double portrait of the Dukes of Urbino is a diptych, oil on panel (47×33 cm each panel) with the portraits of the couple Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, the work of Piero Read more [...]
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Heaven’s Gate
The Heaven’s Gate is the eastern gate of the Baptistery in Florence, the main one located in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. This post is also available in: Italian French Read more [...]
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Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere) is a painting by Sandro Botticelli generally thought to have been painted in the mid 1480s. It has long been suggested that Botticelli was Read more [...]
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Girl with a Pearl
The Girl with a Pearl or Girl with a Pearl Earring is an oil painting on canvas (44,5à-39 cm) by Jan Vermeer, dating from about 1665 to 1666 and stored in the Mauritshuis is one of the paintings Read more [...]
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