Box OS16
Contains 37 Results:
Portrait of Sebastiano Venier with a Page, Sebastiano Venier celebrates his victory over the Turks at Lepanto. His face is serious as he looks back at the viewer, and a page carries a message to him. In the background, Jesus with a banner and an angel hover over the ashes of Turkish defeat in perhaps blessing., 1580
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.3862; 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.
Portrait of a Man with a Book, A man looks directly at the viewer while also holding a book.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.3915; 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.
Portrait of a Young Man, A young man is seated with his back half-turned toward the artist/audience. He grasps a scroll of some sorts and his face is at an angle not at the scroll, nor at the audience.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.3935; 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.
Portrait of a Venetian Senator, The painting portrays an older senator of Venice dressed in fine gown and with his hand gesturing. The senator's eyes are focused, directed at the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.3959; 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.
Madonna and Child with Bishop and Saint Sebastian, Madonna and Child are centered; Mary does not hold Child Jesus who is laid out in front of her. Saint Sebastian stands to the right and a bishop on the left.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1082; 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.
Resurrection, Jesus is risen, his tomb opened, and guards baffled. The Marys who came early Sunday morning are on the path while a city lies in the background.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1146; 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.
Adoration of the Magi, Madonna rests with the Child Jesus beside a house seemingly outside the city. Angels above rejoice as the Magi surround the Child Jesus., around 1475
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1147; Public Notes: This is a 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.
The Repenter at the Cross, Christ, crucified, is surprisingly off-center in the middle of a city. There seems to be a monk in the distance, reading, but more notably, in the foreground sits a man donning a halo but in meek clothing with a look of agony at the foot of the cross.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1148; 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.
Archangel Michael, Archangel Michael stands over a dragon. In his left hand, he holds a spear, and in his right, he holds the justice scale. In the background, there is a city.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1203; Public Notes: This is a basic public 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.
Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Mary holds the dead Jesus in her arms while perhaps Mary Magdalene holds his feet. Three men stand around in lamentation., 1485-1527
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1219; 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.
Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist, Centered is Jesus on the cross. On his left, St. Mary stands, looking up at him. On his right, St. John who looks toward the ground. This image is similar to SC.MSS.088.VENI.1362, which shows the larger, wider landscape--whereas this one is cut off., 1488-93
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1361; 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.
Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist, This image is the complete, whole rendering of the painting, while SC.MSS.088.VENI.1361 is a cut-off. Centered is Jesus on the cross. On his left, St. Mary stands, looking up at him. On his right, St. John who looks toward the ground. This image is similar to SC.MSS.088.VENI.1362, which shows the larger, wider landscape--whereas this one is cut off. In the background is a depiction of the earlier trial and torturing of Jesus., 1488-93
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1362; 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.
Madonna and Child Jesus with Simeon and Anna, Madonna stands next to the centered Child Jesus who watches her. Simeon stands on their right with an open book, indicting perhaps his studies in the prophecies of the Messiah's coming, and Anna the Prophetess stands behind Mary. There is a similar piece painted by Giovanni Bellini entitled "Santa Conversazione."
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.0801; 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.
Annunciation, This image shows the scene of the annunciation. Set in an architectural setting which includes a portico/meeting of inside and outside space. Mary stands with head bowed and hands clapped under the portico, while Gabriel kneels outside the portico and raises his right hand in blessing, while holding a lily in his left hand. The use of perspective is evident in the composition., 1470/1480
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.0352; Public Notes:
Portrait of Petrarch (Francesco Petrarcha), This image shows Jacopo's portrait of Petrarch, 14th century Italian poet and humanist. He wears a laurel wreath atop his cowl hood and is seen in profile bust., 1470/1510
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.0427; Public Notes: Photo from a folder marked "gia Volterra" and "attribuita da Fiocco."
Madonna and Child, Madonna grasps a standing, dressed Child Jesus giving the sign of benediction. Madonna stares downward; both have halos., 1470
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1450; 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.
Virgin and Child, Virgin Mary holds Child Jesus. She gazes at him while his eyes look toward the distance.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.3141; Public Notes:
An Episode from the Life of Publius Cornelius Scipio, This image is similar to SC.MSS.088.VENI.1634.2 as it again depicts the Roman army meeting locals, but this image is in black and white., after 1506
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1633; Original stamp identifier: K1628; Other stamp identifier: Kress Collection; 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.
Pieta, Jesus, with a visible spear wound, is depicted after his crucifixion. Madonna holds his left arm and is in agony. John the Beloved holds Jesus up from his right arm, and also bears a face of pain. Mary Magdalene holds to his legs, weeping., 1520s
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1634.1; Original stamp identifier: K1428; Other stamp identifier: Kress Collection; 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.
An Episode from the Life of Publius Cornelius Scipio, A painting that imitates sculpture, this image depicts a Roman army meeting the locals., after 1506
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.1634.2; Original stamp identifier: K1628; Other stamp identifier: Kress Collection; 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.
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