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The Vision of the Lamb - Maius’ Morgana Beatus, Pierpont Morgan Library M644, fol. 87r

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Fra Angelico, The Coronation of the Virgin, 1430-35

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Gustave Moreau 

"The Evening"

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The Universe Master of the Codex Hildegardis about 1165 Parchment Benedictine Abbey of St. Hildegard

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Barna da Siena

The Mystic Marriage of St.. Catherine

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Thomas Girtin Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire 1801

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Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels

Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni)

Between 1437-444

Musee du Louvre

Tempera on Wood and Gold Foil, 207cm x 118cm

Attending Saints are (L) Saint Anthony of Padua and (R) Saint John the Evangelist.

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Mystic Marriage of St. Francis

Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni)

c. 1450

Musee de Conde, Chateau de Chantilly

95cm x 58cm, Tempera on Panel and Gilded Frame

St. Francis in this scene marries the 3 Theological Virtues of Charity, Hope, and Faith. Red for Chairity, Green for Hope, and White for Faith. (Also the future colours of Italy’s Flag). 

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Sandro Botticelli - The Virgin and Child with Four Angels and Six Saints (1488)

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Binding-case. First half of eleventh century.

According to the inscription on it, it was probably the gift in the second half of the eleventh century of a certain Beatrice, whose identity is still uncertain. The Maastricht binding-case combines numerous gold and enamel techniques, revealing the virtuosity of the court workshops at the time of the last Ottonian emperors.

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Edmund Dulac

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Detail from The Battle of Alexander at Issus by Albrecht Altdorfer, c.1529.

via That’s How The Light Gets In

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Notre-Dame 

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art history meme. 9/9 paintings

primavera, c. 1482 sandro botticelli

The Primavera (or the Allegory of Spring) is full of allegorical meanings, whose interpretation is difficult and still uncertain. Among the many theories proposed over the last decades, the one that seems to be the most corroborated is the interpretation of the painting as the realm of Venus, sung by the ancient poets and by Poliziano (famous scholar at the court of the Medici). On the right Zephyrus (the blue faced young man) chases Flora and fecundates her with a breath. Flora turns into Spring, the elegant woman scattering her flowers over the world. Venus, in the middle, represents the “Humanitas” (the benevolence), which protects men. On the left the three Graces dance and Mercury dissipates the clouds.

Leaving out the many possible interpretations proposed by various experts, what is certain is the humanistic meaning of the work: Venus is the goodwill (the Humanitas), as she distinguishes the material (right) from the spiritual values (left). The Humanitas promotes the ideal of a positive man, confident in his abilities, and sensitive to the needs of others. (x)

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