Friday, February 10, 2012

National Gallery-Sainsbury wing

Detailes noticed in various paintings.

Unknown Swabian artist "Portrait of a woman of the Hofer Family"- a fly on her headdress, might be a symbol of mortality

Workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio "Tobias and the angel"- a ghost looking see trough dog by the feet of the angel, looking back at something, maybe at the fish, the dog might be the work of young Leonardo da Vinci

Piero di Cosimo "A Satyr mourning over a Nymph- a dog also mourning by the feet of the Nymph looking even more sad than the Satyr

Rogier van der Weyden "The Magdalen reading"- an eye catching white jar beside Magdalen, her jar of ointment indicating who she is

Cosimo Tura "Saint Jerome"- an owl on the tree branch in the right corner, it looks surprized like it didn't understand what Saint Jerome is doing.


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