Paolo Veronese Venus and Adonis ca. 1580 Prado |
Caravaggio Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew ca. 1603-05 Royal Collection, Great Britain Acquired by Charles I |
Yesterday the textile-driven dye-path pursued itself across paintings dominated by a single dominating color. Today's variation requires canvases that feature two or three strong solids struggling against each other for chromatic dominance.
Carlos de Ribera Magdalena Parrella and her daughter Elisa Tapia 1850 Prado |
Michael Sweerts Clothing the naked ca. 1661 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Jacopo Tintoretto The Finding of Moses ca. 1552-55 Prado |
attributed to Titian The Lovers ca. 1510 Royal Collection, Great Britain acquired by Charles I |
Guercino St Peter Freed by an Angel ca. 1622 Prado |
Simon Vouet The Muses Urania and Calliope ca. 1634 National Gallery of Art (U.S.) |
Alonso Cano Two archetypal Kings of Spain 1642 Prado |
Italian painter Abraham and the Three Angels 16th century Prado |
Correggio Noli me tangere ca. 1525 Prado |
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée Cupid and Psyche 1770s Nationalmuseum, Stockholm |
Anthony van Dyck Mystic Marriage of St Catherine ca. 1618-20 Prado |
Carlo Dolci Salome with the Head of John the Baptist ca. 1665-70 Royal Collection, Great Britain |