January 14, 2026

The Feast of the Holy Family, Continued

The Meditation on the Passion, ca. 1490,
oil and tempera on wood, Vittore Carpaccio
Thought I’d share a few bonus pics from our visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan on Sunday, the Feast of La Sacra Famiglia. More art from the day is linked here.

(L) Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428-1501), ca. 1470, oil on panel,
Hans Memling. (R) Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1470, oil on wood,
Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio) 
(L) The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, ca. 1510, oil on linden, Lucas Cranach
the Elder. (R) Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist,
ca. 1507-9, oil on wood, Andrea Solario
(L) Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1640, oil on canvas, Massimo
Stanzione
. (R) Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1530,
oil on linden, Lucas Cranach the Elder
Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware,
1635, oil on wood, Willem Claesz Heda
(L) The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, early 1490s, tempera and gold on wood, Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi). (R) The Ascension of Christ, 1513, oil on fir, Hans Süss von Kulmbach  
(L) Don Gaspar de Guzmán (1587-1645), Count-Duke of Olivares, ca. 1636 or later, oil on canvas, Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo. (R) María Teresa (1638-1683), Infanta of Spain, ca. 1645, oil on canvas, Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo
Pluto and Cerberus, ca. 1588(?), bronze, attributed to Tiziano Aspetti
(L) Juno and the Peacock, late 16th century, bronze, after a model by Alessandro Vittoria. (R) Venus Marina, late 16th-early 17th century, bronze, after a composition by Girolamo Campagna
(L) Jupiter with a Thunderbolt, late 16th-early 17th century, bronze, possibly from the workshop of Joseph de Levis. (R) Saint Sebastian, 1566, bronze, Alessandro Vittoria (Alessandro Vittoria di Vigilio della Volpa)