Carrying on with where we left off yesterday, this is Venus, by Lucas Cranach The Elder, a painting dating to circa 1518, depicting the Roman goddess of love. Cranach was known to paint the goddess along with her son Cupid, but here she's on her own.
Back to religious material, but of a more morbid nature. Eve, The Serpent, And Death dates to 1510-15, depicts Adam as Death, Eve as the temptress, and the serpent in the mix. I could have titled this post Naked Women, but that would have drawn in all sorts of the wrong search results. :)
Another work by Lucas Cranach The Elder, this is Christ And The Adulteress, dating to around 1533, depicting the New Testament interlude with Jesus rebuking those making an accusation against the woman in question.
The path took me into what's called the Baroque Room, a large space with paintings and sculptures mostly of a religious or mythological nature.
Glad that this Venus has her arms!
ReplyDeleteNice paintings exhibit.
ReplyDeleteBelas pinturas.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Hello,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful paintings and exhibit. Take care, enjoy your day!
It would have been amazing to see this exhibit. Thanks for sharing them with us.
ReplyDeleteYou made me laugh about the title you thought of. Clever not to use it! Sad also. Is it?
ReplyDeleteThe Baroque Room seems to be painted to match the layout of that one painting.
ReplyDelete...a fabulous gallery!
ReplyDeleteThe Church probably had most of the money to commission artists back in those days.
ReplyDeleteI really like those two first paintings, they are very unusual.
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to wander the gallery with you!
ReplyDeleteAlways fascinating to see the painting styles of the old masters William, so very different from the artist's of the day ✨
ReplyDeleteLovely old master artwork ~
ReplyDeleteLive each moment with love,
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aka (A Creative Harbor)
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@Francisco: thanks!
@Eileen: thank you.
@Denise: you're welcome.
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@Tom: that it is.
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What a beautiful collection.
ReplyDeleteThese all remind me so much of touring museums in Florence Italy.
ReplyDeleteHmm, something appears to be "missing" in those first two photos. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice collection.
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful space.
ReplyDeleteThe first two paintings are just wonderful, such detail. Love the background colour of the wall in the other photos, really makes the paintings pop.
ReplyDeleteThanks for getting us places we've never been.
ReplyDeleteMarvelous paintings!
ReplyDeleteA very nice collection.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
We can learn so much from these paintings.
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@Revrunner: modesty? :)
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@Gemel: it does indeed.
ReplyDelete@Joanne: you're welcome.
@Magiceye: they are.
@Jan: definitely.
@Jennifer: we can.