16th century – Page 2

The Prado (where you can find this painting) describes it as follows: “This scene of a young man blowing on […]

The birth of Jesus and the events that surrounded it is probably one of the most painted subjects in […]

“And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world […]

Sir Thomas More is now well known as a scholar and the writer of Utopia, but he was also a […]

Somehow the number 100 feels special, so what painting to choose for this occasion? I love the work of Pieter […]

Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope and known for his beauty. He had told […]

Like many of Ovid’s stories, the one about Actaeon and Diana is about fate being unjust and cruel. While hunting […]

November 11th is the feast of St. Martin which is celebrated in parts of The Netherland, Belgium, France, and Germany. […]

The story of Samson and Delilah is an ideal one to paint; it has action, drama, moral and they all […]

If only we could go back in time some 500 years to ask Giorgione the meaning of this painting. Of […]