Artist: Caravaggio Year: 1608 Type: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 361 cm × 520 cm. Location: St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta This is the altar piece of the Oratory and was commissioned by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt. It is the largest painting produced by the artist and the only one known to be signed. The Beheading of St John the Baptist … [Read more...] about The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Caravaggio
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The Death of the Stag – Benjamin West
Painter: Benjamin West Date: 1786 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: Height 3,660 mm (144.09 in) Width 5,210 mm (205.12 in) Current location: Scottish National Gallery Benjamin West PRA (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American War of Independence. He was the second … [Read more...] about The Death of the Stag – Benjamin West
Jael and Sisera – Artemisia Gentileschi
Author: Artemisia Gentileschi Title: Jael and Sisera Dimensions: 86 × 125 cm Support: Oil on canvas Sisera was a warlord to Jabin, the king of Canaan who had been oppressing the Israelites for many years. But under the leadership of Barak and Deborah the Israelites finally succeed in slaying Jabin's army. Sisera runs and seeks refuge in the tent of … [Read more...] about Jael and Sisera – Artemisia Gentileschi
Tarquin and Lucretia – Tiziano
Autore: Tiziano Anno: 1571 Support: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 189 x 145 cm The story of the rape of Lucretia was one of the best-known episodes in the early history of Rome. It told how Sextus Tarquinius, brutal son of the tyrannical king, forced the virtuous wife Lucretia to accede to his lust by threatening that he would kill both her and her servant-boy if … [Read more...] about Tarquin and Lucretia – Tiziano
Carcass of Beef – Rembrandt
Author: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn Title: Carcass of Beef Location: Musée du Louvre (France - Paris) Dates: 1657 Dimensions: Height: 94 cm (37.01 in.), Width: 67 cm (26.38 in.) Medium: Painting - oil on canvas In his 1655 painting, The Slaughtered Ox, Rembrandt gives us a disturbing image. We come face to face with a giant ox carcass … [Read more...] about Carcass of Beef – Rembrandt
