Browse Exhibits (4 total)
Christ Crowned with Thorns
Antonello da Messina's Christ Crowned with Thorns, an oil on wood, finds it effectiveness in its union and thus amplification of traditionally disparate techniques. Among Renaissance portraiture, it is distinctive for its combination of Southern geometric rigor and application of light and color with Northern narrative detail and representation of physical space.
Among devotional images, it is distinctive for its most abiding feature, a deep humanity within this godly figure, deep within the eyes that indicate an inner psychological life.
The Power Behind Choice: The Judgment of Paris and Cranach the Elder
The Met's version of The Judgment of Paris, painted by Cranach the Elder circa 1528, displays a simple scene at casual glance which belies unforeseen gravity. Similarly, Cranach the Elder's intention behind this piece appears materialistc, but may be imbued with further meaning.
Venus and Adonis by Titian and Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens's Venus and Adonis draws from the original Ovidian myth of the pair and is heavily influenced by Venus and Adonis by Titian, painted eighty years earlier.
Washington As a Patriotic Figure
Emanuel Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware serves as a patriotic and inspirational image for both American and German viewers facing persecution in the mid-1800s even though it was inaccurate in some instances.