Saturday, July 18, 2015

Cloud Climbing

Lattanzio Gambara
Figure Climbing onto Cloud
16th century
Morgan Library

Lattanzio Gambara
Figure in Armor
16th century
Morgan Library

Some mesmerizing drawings from 16th-century Italy.  

Giulio Romano
Lion
16th century
Metropolitan Museum

attributed to Giulio Romano
St. Sebastian
16th century
Morgan Library

Pellegrino Tibaldi
Incredulity of Thomas
c. 1565-85
Getty

Polidoro da Caravaggio
Christ on the Mount of Olives
16th century
Morgan Library

Polidoro da Caravaggio
Cows
16th century
Morgan Library

Paolo Farinati
Two Kneeling Shepherds
16th century
Morgan Library

Paolo Farinati
Female Martyr Overcoming Satan
16th century
Morgan Library

Correggio
Academic Nude
16th century
Victoria & Albert Museum

Correggop
Adam
c. 1513-23
Rijksmuseum

Correggio
Adoration of the Shepherds
c. 1517
Metropolitan Museum