The subject is from the ' Natural History' of Pliny & shows Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, about to dissolve one of her famous pearls in a cup of wine, thus expressing her contempt for wealth to Mark Anthony, who recoils in surprise. This small painting m ...

Saint John, at the right, baptises Christ in the River Jordan. This panel, together with the artist's ' The Dead Christ with Angels', was part of an altarpiece from the Laderchi chapel in S. Domenico, Faenza. The panel showing Christ's baptism by Saint John ...

God the Father sends down the Dove of the Holy Spirit as Saint John baptises Christ in the river Jordan. The influence of the Venetian painters Veronese & Tintoretto is marked; from Tintoretto comes the compositional idea of including the prominent figure in the foreground who is removing his shoe. ...

Saint John baptises Jesus Christ in the river Jordan. This is perhaps the end section from a predella panel, supporting pilaster, or flat-fronted pillar. The rest of the altarpiece has not definitely been identified, although it has been suggested that together with scenes from the lives of Saints James & John the Baptist & the Crucifixion (Paris, Louvre) this could have been part of an altarpiece for the Nobili family chapel of S. Jacopo & S. Giovanni Decollato in S. Maria degli Angeli, Florence. ...

This scene, which is described in all four Gospels, shows Christ being baptised by John the Baptist in the River Jordan. The picture is a copy after an altarpiece predella panel by Perugino (Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts). Perugino's work was much in vogue in the 19th century. ...

This is an altarpiece of the Camaldolese Order dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. An inscription which is now no longer visible, recorded that it was painted for Filippo Neroni in 1387 (?). It is probable it was the altarpiece of the Stoldi Chapel in Santa Maria degli Angeli, Florence. In the centre, Saint John baptizes Christ, with God the Father & the Holy Spirit above. On the wings of the triptych are Saint Peter (left), & Saint Paul (right); the predella, or lower section of the altarpiece, shows episodes from the life of Saint John the Baptist. At the far ends are Saints Benedict (left) & Romuald (right). The pinnacles & side pilasters are missing. ...

Saint John the Baptist baptises Christ in the river Jordan. God the Father & the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove are depicted above; angels attend on either side. New Testament (all Gospels e.g. Matthew 3: 13-17). The composition for this panel follows that of Ghiberti's ' Baptism' on the font of the Baptistery, Siena (1425-7). This is probably the central part of a predella of an altarpiece showing scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist; three other panels in the collection come from the same predella: ' The Birth of Saint John the Baptist', ' Saint John the Baptist retiring to the Desert' & ' The Head of John the Baptist brought to Herod'. The panels have been associated with an altarpiece dated 1454 of the ' Virgin & Child with Saints' (New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art) which

Includes:: Saint John the Baptist.

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Baron de Besenval was commander-in-chief of France's Swiss Guards at the outset of the French Revolution (during which he was briefly imprisoned). The work is a fine example of the draughtsmanship & harmonious colour for which the artist Danloux was ren ...

The Campaign of Leipzig forced Napoleon to retire to the west of the Rhine, in the course of which the French defeated a force of Germans at Hanau, near Frankfurt, on 30 October 1813. This is one of four battle scenes painted by Vernet for the duc d' Orlean ...

On 6 November 1792 Dumouriez defeated the Austrians under the Duke of Saxe-Teschen & Clerfayt at Jemappes, near Mons. This led to the French occupation of Belgium. This is one of four battle scenes painted by Vernet for the Duc d' Orléans (later King Louis-Philippe) depicting French successes in the Revolutionary & Napoleonic wars. The other three are ' The Battle of Hanau', ' The Battle of Montmirail' & ' The Battle of Valmy'. They were damaged in 1848 but restored under the artist's supervision. The Duc d' Orléans had been involved in this battle & in the battle of Valmy, & Vernet's pictures became part of his propaganda campaign to establish his revolutionary credentials. ...