Caravaggio’s circa 1598-9 145 cm × 195 centimeters oil painting on canvas ‘Judith and Holofernes’ is one of the early examples of his dramatic and visceral religious paintings that helped usher in the Baroque period.  The painting is Caravaggio’s interpretation of the Biblical  story about how the widow Judith saved her people, the Israelites, by … Continue reading Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes

Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, or Allegory of Spring, is a famous large (over 6 x 8 feet) 15th century artwork commissioned by the Medici family, Botticelli’s common patron and the major patron and  influence of Florence Italy’s Renaissance art.  Botticelli’s work falls into the early Renaissance period and he was a pioneer in the use of … Continue reading Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera