15th century
Artworks 1 to 10 of 23:
The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinitys
by Master of Rubielos de Mora, 1400
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Dimensions
- Framed: 158.4 x 101.5 x 9.5 cm (62 3/8 x 39 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Overall: 144.6 x 91.4 cm (56 15/16 x 36 in.)
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Saint John the Baptist and Saint Barbara
by Lluís Borrassà, circa 1411–1413
- Medium
- Tempera on panel
- Dimensions
- 87.4 x 89.8 x 8.2 cm
- Credits
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
- Location
- Harvard Art Museums
Historiated Initial from a Gradual
by Master of the Cypresses, circa 1430–1440
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink
- Dimensions
- Leaf: 36 × 31.5 cm (14 3/16 × 12 3/8 in)
- Notes
At the core of this manuscript leaf is an ornate decorative initial, a lavish letter "K" that serves as a visual ode to the virtue of Caritas, or love. The illustration depicts Charity as a richly attired woman, symbolizing the divine nature of God's love. The initial is intricately adorned with elaborate patterns and flourishes, a hallmark of the style associated with the Master of the Cypresses (active in the 1430s), an artist renowned for ornate design.
Believed to be the work of Pedro de Toledo (active in 1434), who was documented as an artist at Seville Cathedral during the 1430s, de Toledo was bestowed the title of "Master" by art historian Diego Angulo Íñiguez (1901–1986) in 1428.
Set against a deep blue backdrop, the letter "K" gleams resplendently in gold, with its intricate curves and lines meticulously rendered. Within the letter, two figures locked in an intimate embrace symbolize profound love and unwavering devotion. Caritas, or Charity, holding a crucifix in her right hand, tenderly extends a singular gold coin to the beggar before her. The intersecting geometric lines elegantly connect three essential elements of the Trinity: Charity's heart, the beggar's staff, and Christ's wound, symbolizing divine salvation through God's boundless charity.
- Location
- J. Paul Getty Museum
Enthroned Virgin and Child with Personifications of the Virtues of Temperance, Fortitude, Justice, and Prudence
by Bernat Martorell, circa 1434–1437
- Medium
- Egg tempera and tooled gold on oak panel
- Dimensions
- 60 3/4 × 42 1/4 in (154.3 × 107.3 cm)
- Credits
- John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
- Location
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Crucifixion
by Blasco de Grañén, 1440–1445
- Medium
- Tempera on panel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 55 3/4 x 39 3/8 in (141.61 x 100.01 cm)
- Credits
- © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Photo by Travis Fullerton
- Location
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The Birth of the Virgin
by Jaume Mateu, circa 1450
- Medium
- Tempera and tooled gold on panel
- Dimensions
- 31 × 22 3/4 in (78.7 × 57.8 cm)
- Credits
- John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
- Location
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Lamentation
by Rodrigo de Osona the Elder, circa 1465
- Medium
- Oil and gold on panel
- Dimensions
- 16 3/8 x 18 5/8 in (41.6 x 47.3 cm)
- Credits
- John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
- Location
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Agony in the Garden
by Rodrigo de Osona the Elder, circa 1465
- Medium
- Oil and gold on panel
- Dimensions
- 16 3/4 x 18 3/4 in (42.5 x 47.6 cm)
- Credits
- John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
- Location
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Crucifixion and Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels
by Juan Rexach, circa 1465–1470
- Medium
- Tempera and gold leaf on panel
- Dimensions
- 68-1/2 x 38-1/2 in (174.0 x 97.8 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
- Location
- Norton Simon Museum
The Arrest of Santa Engracia
by Bartolomé Bermejo, circa 1474–1477
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 38 1/4 in x 21 3/16 in (97.16 cm x 53.82 cm)
- Location
- San Diego Museum of Art