Prodigal

 It is rather fitting to have this kind of material over the Easter weekend. We begin today with this large canvas, Abraham And The Three Angels, by Bartolome Esteban Murillo, dating circa 1670-74.

To the left is a bust by Bernini. Maffeo Barberini, Pope Urban VIII dates circa 1632.

Bust Of A King is a bust by Pierre Puget, circa 1663-68.

The Return Of The Prodigal Son, dating circa 1655-65, is an oil painting by Salvator Rosa.

Mattia Preti painted The Feast Of Absalom around 1656-61.

The Crucifixion Of Saint Andrew was painted by Luca Giordano, circa 1650-59.

Lastly for today, this is The Arrest Of Christ, by Matthias Stom, circa 1630-32.

Baroque

 The Baroque Room is a large space within the world galleries at the National Gallery of Canada. It is a delight to see, with artworks of a religious, mythological, or historical nature.

Landscape With A Woman Washing Her Feet is a 1650 painting by Nicolas Poussin.

Claude Lorrain painted Landscape With A Temple Of Bacchus in 1644.

The Abduction Of Europa evokes the Greek myth, and is by Guido Reni, dating circa 1636.

The Repentant Magdalene dates circa 1565-70, and was done by Veronese.

For today, I finish with the dramatic oil painting The Departure Of Abraham For Canaan, circa 1570, by Jacopo Bassano.

Darkness

 We begin today with An Allegory of Civilization, by Piero Di Cosimo, dating around 1490.

This portrait is Ursula von Weichs, a 1531 work by Barthel Beham.

Here we see Venus, by Lucas Cranach the Elder, circa 1518.

Arguably the darkest and morbid painting in the Gallery's collection, which makes it fascinating. Eve, The Serpent, and Death is by Hans Baldung Grien, dated circa 1510-15. It features Adam, Eve, and the Serpent, and after temptation, Adam has become Death itself, skin flayed and all.

An unknown German artist painted The Death Of The Virgin in the late 16th century.

This sculpture comes from the circle of Jorg Lederer. The Magdalen dates to around 1520.

We finish today with The Lamentation, circa 1510, from the circle of Quentin Massys.

Religious

A reminder to members of City Daily Photo: the theme for May 1st is Very Small.

I begin today with Scenes From Ovid's Metamorphoses, circa 1525, by Antonio Di Donnino Mazzieri.

Blessing Christ is from the workshop of Bellini, circa 1500.

Another altarpiece, this is The Assumption Of The Virgin, by Neri Di Bicci, done from 1455-56.

The Virgin And Child is a sculpture dating around 1485 by Gregorio Di Lorenzo.

The Christ Child And The Infant John The Baptist comes from the workshop of Botticelli, around 1490.

And to close things out, two paintings that were originally two of six, meant as panels on two wedding chests, circa 1475. We start with Esther At The Palace Gate, by Filippino Lippi, under the direction of Botticelli.

And this is by Botticelli himself- The Triumph Of Mordechai, From The Book Of Esther.