The central panel shows the Crucifixion, with background scenes relating to the Passion. Left wing: Christ led from the Praetorium. Right wing: Descent from the Cross. The donor in the central panel has been thought to belong to a Charterhouse, St Barthol ...

This painting is said to have been the central panel of an altarpiece from the church of S. Pietro at Maggianico, near Lecco. The panel of ' Saint Andrew' is thought to be from the same altarpiece. Other compartments show Saints Peter, Paul, Ambrose, Bernard & Anthony Abbot, together with a predella of Christ & the apostles. ...

Saint John stands behind Christ, while the Virgin is supported by a figure probably representing one of the Three Maries. The subject, which does not figure in any of the Gospels, is rare in Italian Renaissance painting, though common at this time in Germ ...

The Magdalen is shown with her attribute, the pot of ointment with which she anointed Christ. This is one of many versions of the composition by Benson. The design may ultimately derive from a figure such as that in ' The Magdalen Reading' by Rogier van der ...

The subject of Christ taking leave of his mother derives from devotional, not biblical sources. It relates to the moment when Christ leaves for Jerusalem & anticipates his coming death. The Virgin is shown prostrate with grief, attended by four holy women: Mary Cleophas, Mary Salome, Mary Jacobi & Mary Magdalene. The Virgin's companions also make an emotional appeal to Christ not to leave. Christ is accompanied by Saint Peter & Saint John the Evangelist. The minuscule family of donors at the bottom right have not been identified, although it is probable that they commissioned this picture. In this, as in other works by Altdorfer, the figures are elongated & their hands & feet enlarged. These distortions emphasise the language of gesture & stance, which Altdorfer uses so effectively. Much of the composition is taken up with landscape, particularly the tall fir trees which Altdorfer often depicted. On the left, through the arch, the sky is red, suggesting sunset &, perhaps, the death to come. ...

Painted, probably in the 1560s, for the Chapel of the Sacrament in the Venetian Church of S. Trovaso (SS. Gervasio e Protasio) together with a ' Last Supper'. Before the Last Supper Christ washed his disciples' feet using a basin of water & wiping them 'with the towel wherewith he was girded', thus preparing them for priesthood. Peter protested, but Christ observed, ' If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me'. Peter then said, ' Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands & my head' (John 13: 1-9). Parts of the painting, the figure with a torch in the foreground to the left especially, are badly worn. ...

Christen Købke (1810-1848) was arguably the greatest painter of Denmark’s ‘ Golden Age’, the period of the nation’s supreme artistic achievement. He had the remarkable ability to invest the simplest corner of town or countryside with charm & delicacy, & endowed ordinary people & places, & simple motifs, with a universal significance; a world in microcosm. This beautiful designed & accessibly written book discusses Købke’s achievement & also highlights the most innovative aspects of his work, including his fascination with light & atmosphere, his exquisite originality & his experimental outlook. Christen Købke: Danish Master of Light accompanied the Christen Købke: Danish Master of Light exhibition at the National Gallery, London (17 March
- 13 June 2010) & the National Galleries of Scotl&, Edinburgh (5 July
- 3 October 2010). Author David Jackson With a contribution by Kasper Monrad David Jackson is Professor of Art History at the School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies at Leeds University. Kasper Monrad is Chief Curator at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.

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Christina, younger daughter of Christian II of Denmark & Isabella of Austria, sister of Charles V, was born in 1522. In 1533 she married by proxy the Duke of Milan, who died in 1535. Holbein visited Brussels in 1538, & for three hours Christina sat fo ...

The ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra, identifiable by the asp at her breast, who was known for her beauty & intellect is here depicted lounging on a divan. When it was bequeathed to the Gallery this painting was described as coming from the School of Fon ...

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