Hans von Aachen was a German Mannerist painter. He lived from 1552 until 1615. This undated drawing resides in Louvre Museum. It’s full title is The Holy Family with Saint Dorothea offering fruit to the Christ child. It shows Jesus…
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On The Famous Artists, I primarily share paintings. Many painters were accomplished in other art forms or designed pieces for other artisans to construct. Whether this entire stained glass piece is the work of the Italian artist Paolo Uccello or…
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This painting is actually identified with the title Adoration of the Child with Saint Jerome, Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Eustache. Let me tell you a little bit more about the artist as well as this work. This famous Nativity…
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This is another of the beautiful frescoes from the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua. The paintings tell the life story of Christ and this panel (#17) includes a scene from his birth. The frescoes were completed around 1305 by the Italian…
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Adoration of the Magi is one of the beautiful frescoes by the Italian artist Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337) in the Cappella Scrovegni a Padova (the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua). Mary, Joseph and at least one angel present the infant Jesus…
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English artist Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) reminds us all of how young Mary was when she gave birth to Jesus. Hughes’ version of The Nativity focuses on an extremely young woman learning how to care for her newborn. With the direct…
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Dramatic oil on copper painting by the German artist Adam Elsheimer(1578-1610). Elsheimer depicts the Virgin Mary and Jesus surrounded by angels. A shepherd and one of his little lambs sit at Mary’s feet as numerous angels appear to wait their…
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