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Found in 111 Collections and/or Records:
A Bull, This is a pen and ink drawing of a bull., 1508
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0201.2; Public Notes:
A Portrait of a Young Woman, This is a portrait of an unidentified young woman. She is wearing an ornate hair piece, opulent jewels, and a lush fur shawl, which would suggest her affiliation with the court of Saxony., c. 1520, Photographed in 11035
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0132; Public Notes:
Adoration of the Child, The Virgin Mary and John the Baptist kneeling in adoration of the infant Jesus.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.8411; Public Notes:
Adoration of the Magi, Depiction of the Adoration of the Magi. The Virgin sits holding the naked Christ-child in the center of the composition. To the left of the mother and child is St. Joseph. To the right, one of the three kings bows to kiss Christ's feet as the two others stand behind in adoration. A crowd of onlookers stand in the background.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0431; Public Notes: Our photograph names the Museo del Prado as the current repository. However, upon searching the Prado's online collection, the painting could not be located.
Children of Lorenzo Cappello and Cappello Praying to Madonna, Decpiction of Children of Lorenzo Cappello and Lorenzo Cappello Praying to Madonna.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.BASS.0038; Public Notes:
Cupid, This is a depiction of Cupid with his attribute of a bow and arrow., c. 1530
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0106; Public Notes: This is a fragment of a larger piece that has been mostly destroyed and/or lost.
Detail of the head of Sir William Butts the Younger, This is a portrait of Sir William Butts the younger, son of King Henry VIII's physician. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu, c. 1543
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0288.1; Public Notes: This is a detail of the painting's condition after the first cleaning and restoration.
Detail of the head of Sir William Butts the Younger, This is a portrait of Sir William Butts the younger, son of King Henry VIII's physician. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu, c. 1543
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0288.2; Public Notes: This is a detail of the painting's condition after the second cleaning and restoration.
Doge Priuli Receives the Sword of Justice, A Doge receives a sword from unnamed saints.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.3660; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Doge Priuli Receives the Sword of Justice, A Doge receives a sword from unnamed saints.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.3661; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Drawing of Martin Luther, This is a drawing of Martin Luther holding his bible. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu, c. 1520
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0317; Public Notes:
Ferdinand I, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Portrait of Ferdinand I, during his reign as the King of Bohemia and Hungary, before ascending to the title of Holy Roman Emperor., c. 1532
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0013; Public Notes:
Infant Christ, This piece depicts the infant Christ walking triumphantly over dark skeletons, with a cross in one hand and an apple in the other., c. 1530
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0085; Public Notes:
Judgment Scene, This is a depiction of judgment scene. A religious figure is surrounded by Roman military. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu, c. 1540
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0299; Public Notes:
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, This is a depiction of Judith after beheading Holofernes in order to protect her hometown from the Assyrians., c. 1550
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0146; Public Notes:
Lady in a White Headdress, Portrait of a woman of obvious wealth., 1540
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0066; Public Notes: Sold by a Swiss nobleman at the American-Anderson Galleries, January c.1930
Lamentation of Christ, Marble relief follows the Passion narrative story line and occurs immediately following the deposition of the dead Christ. In this relief, the Virgin Mary standd on his left with her head covered, her hands clutching her son and her expression is one of desolation. On the right, a young man appears, likely John the Apostle, who holds the majority of Christ's weight. He stands slightly behind in the trio and most of his body is obstructed from view.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0378; Public Notes: Image has the typed note: "Plate 1. Newly discovered Works by Donatello"
Lucretia, This is a depiction of Lucretia with a dagger pressed to her breast, the moment before she commits suicide. Lucretia takes her own life after being raped by the son of the Etruscan king. Her suicide was the instigating factor of the revolution that established the Roman Republic., c. 1540
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0130; Public Notes: The last recorded exhibition of this work was in the Van Diemen Loan Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, November 1929.
Lucretia, This is another rendition of Lucretia with a dagger poised above her heart. A popular motif in Western art, the rape and subsequent suicide of Lucretia instigated the revolution which established the Republic of Rome., c. 1525
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0139; Public Notes:
Madonna and Child, Depiction of the Virgin Mary holding the naked Christ-child. The two hold a piece of fruit, which is symbolic of Christ's role as the savior of humanity (as it references the fall of man). The Christ-child is propped up by Mary's left arm as he sits reclined on a parapet. A book sits propped to the left.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0449; Public Notes:
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