Florence Collection (page 7)

The Sacrifice of Isaac, c. 1527. Creator: Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486-1530)
The Sacrifice of Isaac, c. 1527. In this dramatic test of faith from the Old Testament book of Genesis, Abraham agrees to slay his son Isaac on Gods command

Scenes of the Life of the Virgin, from an Embroidered Altar Frontal, 1330s or 1340s. Florence was renowned for fine embroidery during the 1300s, yet hardly any has survived

Study for the Essequie Conducted in San Lorenzo, Florence, in 1637 in Honour of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, 1637. Alfonso Parigi was the official court architect for the Medici

Part of a Chasuble Back, c. 1500. Creator: Unknown
Part of a Chasuble Back, c. 1500. Although missing the central decorative orphrey band, these two velvet panels originally formed part of the back of an ecclesiastical chasuble

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1550. Creator: Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503-1572)
Portrait of a Woman, c. 1550. Bronzino was court painter to Cosimo I de Medici, the Duke of Florence. Though the woman cannot be definitively identified

Pieta, late 1500s. Creator: Unknown
Pieta, late 1500s

Orphrey Band, late 1400s. Creator: Unknown
Orphrey Band, late 1400s

Orphrey Band, 1450-1499. Creator: Unknown
Orphrey Band, 1450-1499

Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven, 1371-77. This elegant and colourful initial G comes from a multivolume set of choral books illuminated by Don Silvestro

Initial S[alve sancta parens] from a Gradual: Madonna and Child, c. 1370-1374. Creator
Initial S[alve sancta parens] from a Gradual: Madonna and Child, c. 1370-1374. Along with several other excised leaves and miniatures that survive in various libraries and museums

Miniature Excised from a Gospel Book: The Symbol of St. Matthew (recto) and Canon Tables (verso), c. 1125-1150. This initial L, for Liber generationis

Head of a Boy, c. 1460. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Boy, c. 1460

Farmhouse on the Slope of a Hill, c. 1508. Creator: Fra Bartolommeo (Italian, 1472-1517)
Farmhouse on the Slope of a Hill, c. 1508. In 1957 a group of 41 sheets depicting landscapes by Fra Bartolommeo, one of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance

Historiated Initial (A) Excised from a Gradual: Christ in Majesty with King David and Prophets, c. 1300-1340

Historiated Initial (R) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Resurrection, c. 1470-1475

Coronation of the Virgin, 1420s. Creator: Fra Angelico (Italian, 1400-1455)
Coronation of the Virgin, 1420s. This pictures original use is uncertain. Its size and shape are appropriate for a predella (the pedestal portion of an altarpiece)

Four-colour Velvet with Medici Armorial in Rosettes, 1450-1500. Creator: Unknown
Four-colour Velvet with Medici Armorial in Rosettes, 1450-1500. This polychrome velvet displays the heraldic design of the Medici family of Florence, where it was probably made

The Crucifixion, c. 1360s. Creator: Andrea da Firenze (Italian, 1379)
The Crucifixion, c. 1360s. This panel was probably part of a small altarpiece of private devotion. The artist was active in Florence and Siena following the Black Death

The Assumption of the Virgin, c. 1495. Creator: Francesco Rosselli (Italian, 1448-before 1513)
The Assumption of the Virgin, c. 1495

Chasuble, 1500-1520. Creator: Unknown
Chasuble, 1500-1520. After centuries of elaborate work, the English adopted a simpler style of embroidering vestments suitable for mass production around 1500

Madonna and Child, c. 1400. Creator: Gherardo Starnina (Italian, c. 1360-bef 1413)
Madonna and Child, c. 1400. Although Gherardo Starnina is regarded as one of the most important painters of his time in Florence, little is known about him

Madonna and Child, c. 1475-1480. Creator: Francesco Botticini (Italian, c. 1446-1497)
Madonna and Child, c. 1475-1480. Francesco di Giovanni Botticini came from a family of painters. His father, Giovanni di Domenico, and his son, Raffaello, were also painters

Madonna and Child, c. 1450. Creator: Lorenzo Ghiberti (Italian, 1378-1455), circle of
Madonna and Child, c. 1450. This half-length Madonna represents one of the finest of about 40 surviving variants, all of which display many characteristics of the Florentine bronze sculptor Lorenzo

Panel from a Cassone: The Race of the Palio in the Streets of Florence, 1418. Creator
Panel from a Cassone: The Race of the Palio in the Streets of Florence, 1418. A cassone was a wooden chest used for the storage of clothing

Panel from a Triptych: The Archangel Michael, 1458. Creator: Filippo Lippi (Italian, c
Panel from a Triptych: The Archangel Michael, 1458. These panels depicting Saints Anthony the Abbot and Michael originally flanked a central scene of the Madonna and Child with Angels, now lost

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity, c. 1500. Creator: Attavante degli Attavanti
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity, c. 1500. This beautiful initial P introduces the text Puer natus e[st] nobis, et filius datus est nobis (" For a child is born to us)

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist, Late 1450s. This leaf comes from a gradual, a choral book containing the mass chants

Front Cover for a Gospel Book of French Cardinal Jean La Balou (1421-1491), c. 1467-1468. Scenes from Christs infancy decorate this cover that once adorned the front of a gospel book

Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500s. Creator: Unknown
Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500s. Embroidered scenes in rectangular panels, known as apparel, were made with the most luxurious thread to decorate tunic-shaped ecclesiastical vestments

Ball in honor of Anna Maria Luisa de Medici, Electress of the Palatinate, ca. 1718-1719. Private Collection

Boy playing the bagpipes, c1490-1520, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Boy playing the bagpipes, c1490-1520, (1881). Etching of a terracotta statuette made in Florence by Andrea della Robbia of the della Robbia family of ceramic artists

Leo X, (1475-1521), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Leo X, (1475-1521), 1830. Pope Leo X (1475-1521) born into the prominent political and banking Medici family of Florence, pope from 9 March 1513 to his death in 1521 he was a patron of the arts

Portrait of a Young Man, ca 1470. Creator: Botticelli, Sandro (1445-1510)
Portrait of a Young Man, ca 1470. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

The Madonna and Child with Saint John and two Angels. Creator: Botticelli, Sandro (1445-1510)
The Madonna and Child with Saint John and two Angels. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Portrait of Ippolito de Medici (1511-1535), ca 1533-1534. Creator: Titian (1488-1576)
Portrait of Ippolito de Medici (1511-1535), ca 1533-1534. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

La gravida, 1505-1506. Creator: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) (1483-1520)
La gravida, 1505-1506. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Portrait of a Young Englishman (Portrait of a Young Man with Grey Eyes), 1540-1545. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Portrait of Pietro Aretino, 1545. Creator: Titian (1488-1576)
Portrait of Pietro Aretino, 1545. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Saint Andrea Corsini, c. 1629-1630. Creator: Reni, Guido (1575-1642)
Saint Andrea Corsini, c. 1629-1630. Found in the Collection of Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Return from the harvest, ca 1637. Creator: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
Return from the harvest, ca 1637. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Portrait of Caspar Schoppe (1576-1649), ca 1606. Creator: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
Portrait of Caspar Schoppe (1576-1649), ca 1606. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Judith with the Head of Holophernes, 1620-1622. Creator: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
Judith with the Head of Holophernes, 1620-1622. Found in the Collection of Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Portrait of Isabella Brant, ca 1625. Creator: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
Portrait of Isabella Brant, ca 1625. Found in the Collection of Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The Triumphal Entry of Henry IV into Paris, Between 1627 and 1630. Creator: Rubens
The Triumphal Entry of Henry IV into Paris, Between 1627 and 1630. Found in the Collection of Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The Three Graces, ca 1620-1623. Creator: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
The Three Graces, ca 1620-1623. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

L. Aretin, (1370-1444), 1830. Creator: Unknown
L. Aretin, (1370-1444), 1830. Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444) Italian humanist, historian and statesman, an important humanist historian of the early Renaissance

Lord Herbert of Lea, c1840, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Lord Herbert of Lea, c1840, (c1884). Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810-1861), British statesman educated at Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford

Piazza San Firenze, Florence, Italy, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Piazza San Firenze, Florence, Italy, c1909. Street scene, with the church of Badia Fiorentina and the Palazzo del Bargello

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