Approximate date: 8th century to early-9th century
Provenance: Carolingian Empire
This image might be taken from a manuscript on vellum in 8th century to early-9th century. The winged ox is a symbol of St Luke, one of the evangelists. It distinguishes the person in this image. The books and writing materials show that St Luke was writing the Gospel. St Luke is drawn in a typical seated position. However, the figures of him and the furnitures are not naturalistic. It is influenced by the Byzantine manuscripts style(4th century to 6th century).
From the technique of this picture, it uses ink on vellum. Therefore the most likely style for this painting is the Carolingian manuscript from the early medieval Europe in early 9th century. …show more content…
The style of this building is most likely to be in the Late Gothic period, which is around 13th century. This structure has a lot of key elements like: stained glass rose windows, diagonal and transverse ribs vaults with pointed arches, and clerestory. These are the similarities in most of the Gothic cathedrals in 13th century. The use of bar tracery and the blind arcade are also typical for the Gothic period. Another example of this kind of architecture is the Notre-Dame de Paris in France. Therefore the provenance of this image might be in Northern Europe. Image 5
Approximate date: around 1500 (Renaissance period)
Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Provenance: Italy
According to the arrows on the body in this picture, we can infer that this painting is about the story of St Sebastian. (Arrows) The facial expression, the body movement and even the central perspective are very similar to another painting on panel St. Sebastian(1456-1459) by Andrea Mantegna. And both paintings describe the torture to St Sebastian on a Roman column. Therefore, this image might be done by the same artist around 1500.
In this painting, the human figure is naturalistic, with shades to create a three-dimensional look. These are the features from Renaissance period. The painting has rich details on the human body, the clothes, the column and the landscape of Italian scenery in the background.
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