lyghtmylife:

Maerten van HEEMSKERCK

[Dutch Northern Renaissance Painter, 1498-1574]

Crucifixion (detail)
1545-50
Oil on wood
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

tierradentro:

“Christ’s Descent into Hell”, Hieronymus Bosch. (via)

cavetocanvas:

Vesperbild Pietà, 14th Century Germany

Things to think about when studying:

• What elements does this work have that are indicative of a German style of religious art during this time?

bagofthapphireth:

Pieta

El Greco

1587-1597 

vizualvocabulary:

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz

detail 5 by El Greco, 1586-1588

necspenecmetu:

El Greco, Pieta, c. 1571-6

cociane-skinny:

16th Century Art: Northern Renaissance

Burial of Count Orgaz by El Greco (Spain; oil on canvas)

“You are afraid of the light and this is why I pity you.”

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (Detail), El Greco (1586-1588)