bologna

Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Terracotta rim fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Snaffle Bit, bronze, Europe

Greek Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)

Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Cassetta frame

Alexander the Great (?)

Reverse cassetta frame

Cassetta frame

Cock, bronze, 18th century

Made in the style of Giovanni Bologna, after Bologna's models of birds made in ca. 1567 for the Grotto at the Villa di Castello outside Florence. Style of Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence)

Initial P with the Martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr

Saint Peter Martyr, a hero of the Dominican order who was murdered by heretics in 1253, was named a saint within two weeks! When the Dominicans established their liturgy three years later, the feast of Saint Pe... More

Manuscript Leaf with Marriage Scene, from Decretals of Gregory IX

Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial A, from an Antiphonary

Bifolium from an Antiphonary, tempera

Bifolium with Initial L, from an Antiphonary

Made in Bologna?, Italy

Manuscript Illumination with the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen in an Init...

Manuscript Leaf, tempera, page of illuminated manuscript

Manuscript Leaf with Marriage Scene, from Decretals of Gregory IX

Made in Bologna, Italy

Gregory IX from BL Royal 10 D V, f. 3

Detail of a miniature of Raymond de Peñafort presenting the Decretales to Gregory IX, with an illuminated initial 'G'(regorius), at the beginning of Gregory IX letter to the university of Bologna. Image taken f... More

Bifolium from an Antiphonary, tempera

Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial A, from an Antiphonary

Made in Bologna (?), Italy

Bifolium from an Antiphonary, tempera

Made in Bologna?, Italy

Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Manuscript Illumination with Tobit, Tobias, and the Archangel Raphael ...

Bifolium with Initial L, from an Antiphonary

Gregory IX from BL Royal 10 D V, f. 3

Miniature of Raymond de Peñafort presenting the Decretales to Gregory IX, with an illuminated initial 'G'(regorius), at the beginning of Gregory IX letter to the university of Bologna. Image taken from f. 3 of ... More

Manuscript Leaf, tempera, page of illuminated manuscript

Made in Bologna (?), Italy

Bifolium from an Antiphonary, tempera

Made in Bologna, Italy

Bifolium with Initial C, from an Antiphonary

Made in Bologna, Italy

Manuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an...

Manuscript Leaf with Scenes from the Life of Saint Francis of Assisi

Bifolium with Initial C, from an Antiphonary

Manuscript Leaf with a female saint (possibly Dorothy) in an Initial G...

Attributed to the Illustratore (active 1330–1374) Made in Bologna, Italy

Manuscript Leaf with a female saint (possibly Dorothy) in an Initial G...

Initial A with the Battle of the Maccabees

Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Purification of the Virgin, Matins (2 February) Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Initial P with the Martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr

Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Manuscript Illumination with Tobit, Tobias, and the Archangel Raphael ...

Initial A with the Battle of the Maccabees

Cutting from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin

Mariegola della Scuola di Santa Maria della Misericordia

Manuscript Illumination with the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen in an Init...

Partisan, 14th century

probably Bologna

Manuscript Illumination with Saint Stephen in an Initial S, from an An...

Manuscript Illumination with Saint Stephen in an Initial S, from an An...

Master of the Brussels Initials (Italian, Bologna, active ca. 1390–ca. 1420) Made in Bologna, Italy

Medal: Bust of Annibale Bentivoglio

Medal: Bust of Annibale Bentivoglio

The obverse shows a portrait of Annibale Bentivoglio(died 1445), leader of the Republic of Bologna in 1442;the reverse depicts two angels holding the coat of armsof the Bentivoglio family, surrounded by garland... More

Partisan, 14th century

[The Capture of Christ]

This drawing represents the central portion and main action of the painting--Christ's betrayal by Judas--of the Garden of Gethsemane. Dating is difficult, but it is likely that the sheet belongs to the artist... More

Marcantonio Raimondi - Study of an Antique Statue

Galeazzo Marescotti, Noble of Bologna, (1407–1503)

Galeazzo Marescotti, Noble of Bologna, (1407–1503)

Medalist: Savelli Sperandio (Italian, Mantua 1425?–?1504 Venice)

Carlo Grati, noble of Bologna

Carlo Grati, noble of Bologna

Medalist: Savelli Sperandio (Italian, Mantua 1425?–?1504 Venice)

Drie gratiën, Marcantonio Raimondi, Marcantonio Raimondi, Italy

Drie naakte vrouwen (de drie gratiën) op een rij, waarbij de middelste met de rug naar de beschouwer is gekeerd. Ze houden elkaar bij de schouders vast en hebben hun blik omlaag gewend. Op de achtergrond drie p... More

Acanthus ornament, Marcantonio Raimondi, Marcantonio Raimondi, Italy

Vijf beschermheiligen van Bologna met afbeelding van Maria

Catharina van Bologna met afbeelding van Maria en Kind en nog vier andere beschermheiligen van Bologna: Petronius, Proculus, Dominicus en Franciscus van Assisi

Venus en Amor, Marcantonio Raimondi

Salomo en de koningin van Seba

De koningin van Seba staat met haar vrouwelijke metgezellinnen voor koning Salomo en zijn mannelijke gevolg. Op de achtergrond de Tempel van Salomo.

Salomo en de koningin van Seba

De koningin van Seba staat met haar vrouwelijke metgezellinnen voor koning Salomo en zijn gevolg van mannen. Op de achtergrond de Tempel van Salomo.

Het martelaarschap van de heilige Laurentius

De diaken Laurentius wordt geroosterd boven een vuur. Hij richt zich half op om zich om te draaien. Op de voorgrond zijn dienaren bezig het vuur verder op te stoken. De Romeinse prefect kijkt vanaf een stoel op... More

[Remondino de Luzzi overseeing assistant in dissection of cadaver as s...

Illus. in: Fasciculus medicinae / Johannes de Ketham. Venice : J. and G. Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 1495. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 140.

Marcantonio Raimondi - The Virgin of the Fish

Medal: Bust of Bernardo Nasi

Cosimo Tura - Presentation of Christ

Bologna, Giovanni da

Heilige Familie, Marcantonio Raimondi, Marcantonio Raimondi, Italy

Parmigianino - Circe and the Companions of Ulysses

Giulio Bonasone was an Italian painter and engraver born in Bologna. He possibly studied painting under Lorenzo Sabbatini, and painted a Purgatory for the church of San Stefano, but all his paintings have been ... More

Marcantonio Raimondi - The Guitar Player

Heilige Rochus als pelgrim met pelgrimsstaf toont pestbult op been

Aartsengel Michaël staand op duivel met speer en weegschaal

Soldaten weerhouden leeuw van aanval op vrouw

Soldaten of jagers te paard en te voet redden vrouw voor aanval van leeuwen. Een hert is gedood en ligt aan de voeten van een vrouw gekleed in wapenrusting. Onder de voorstelling staat een opschrift in het Lati... More

Heilige Margareta van Antiochië met draak

Tha Abduction of Helen (L'Enlèvement d'Hélène)

Étienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg)

Venus and Cupid standing in a niche

Woman sitting with her head turned downwards to her right and eyes clo...

Woman sitting with her head turned downward to her right and eyes clos...

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Galba, from The Twelve Caesars

Christ in Limbo; Christ walking down to the arched gateway to Limbo on...

Heilige Nicolaas van Tolentino met ster

Lord and lady walking with figure of death hiding behind a tree, holdi...

The Resurrection; Christ standing in front of closed tomb, holding a f...

Heilige Antonius de Grote met taukruis en varken

Man seen from the Back, holding a Skull in his right Hand

Giulio Bonasone was an Italian painter and engraver born in Bologna. He possibly studied painting under Lorenzo Sabbatini, and painted a Purgatory for the church of San Stefano, but all his paintings have been ... More

Maria en kind en heilige Anna

Bologna, Giovanni da

ornamental Frieze with two Putti and a Monster

Giulio Bonasone was an Italian painter and engraver born in Bologna. He possibly studied painting under Lorenzo Sabbatini, and painted a Purgatory for the church of San Stefano, but all his paintings have been ... More

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Trajan Between City of Victory and Ro...

Moses Telling the Israelites to Gather the Manna and Moses Striking th...

Giulio Bonasone was an Italian painter and engraver born in Bologna. He possibly studied painting under Lorenzo Sabbatini, and painted a Purgatory for the church of San Stefano, but all his paintings have been ... More

Saint Paul holding a book and a sword facing right