My Favorite Paintings

I've created a booklet of some of my favorite works of art (10MB PDF) – 21 works of art, spanning 500 years. I tried to make the paintings as large as possible on letter-sized paper. It looks fairly good when printed on a black-and-white laser printer. Also available as a Flickr Set.

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Check out Hieronymus Bosch's painting below. Rather contemporary looking, wouldn't you think? This colorful and imaginative painting is over 500 years old.

Christ Carrying the Cross, Bosch (1490), oil on panel
www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/carrying/carrying.jpg



Below is Fra Angelico's Transfiguration. Check out the man in the lower-left corner. He's saying, "I must be going crazy – get me out of here."

Transfiguration, Fra Angelico (1439-1443), fresco
www.wga.hu/art/a/angelico/09/cells/06_trans.jpg



Here's another colorful painting: Dürer's Christ Among the Doctors. Each of the faces is most interesting.

Christ Among the Doctors, Dürer (1506), oil on panel
www.dl.ket.org/webmuseum/wm/paint/auth/durer/doctors.jpg



Michelangelo's Pieta is haunting and beautiful. Jesus' mother is portrayed as a young girl, which adds an interesting effect. This looks best at larger size.

Pieta, Michelangelo (1499)
Photo by Ioja, www.flickr.com/photos/ioja/591752444/





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Here is the complete list of works I selected:


The Annunciation, Tiepolo (1696-1749), pen and brown ink, brown wash
www.christies.com/LotFinder/LargeImage.aspx?image=/lotfin...


The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth, Giotto (1266-1337), fresco
www.wga.hu/art/g/giotto/padova/2virgin/mary10.jpg


The Nativity, Giotto (1304-06), fresco
www.wga.hu/art/g/giotto/padova/3christ/scenes_1/chris01.jpg


Adoration of the Shepherds, Ghirlandaio (1485), wood
i165.photobucket.com/albums/u59/teamrcia/shepher.jpg


Icon of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, Andrei Rublev, 1405, tempera on wood
02varvara.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/entrnce-of-our-lord...


Christ Among the Doctors, Dürer (1506), oil on panel
www.dl.ket.org/webmuseum/wm/paint/auth/durer/doctors.jpg


The Baptism of Jesus Christ, El Greco (1608), oil on canvas
www.wga.hu/art/g/greco_el/12/1208grec.jpg


The Marriage at Cana, Master of the Catholic Kings (1495), oil on panel
lh4.ggpht.com/_OGlO8jr4HxY/SAj-nTw-lZI/AAAAAAAAADk/Rjx5EL...


Jesus Preaching (“La Tombe”), Rembrandt (1652), etching
www.rembrandtpainting.net/rmbrndt_etchings/etchings_h/ima...


Transfiguration, Fra Angelico (1439-1443), fresco
www.wga.hu/art/a/angelico/09/cells/06_trans.jpg


Institution of the Eucharist, Fra Angelico (1450), fresco
www.museumsyndicate.com/images/3/23723.jpg


Agony in the Garden, Botticelli (1500), tempera on panel
www.wga.hu/art/b/botticel/91late/12agony.jpg


Flagellation, Duccio (1308-11), tempera on wood
www.wga.hu/art/d/duccio/buoninse/maesta/verso_2/verso16.jpg


Christ Mocked (Crowning with Thorns), Bosch (1495-1500), oil on wood
www.wga.hu/art/b/bosch/5panels/18mocked.jpg


Christ Carrying the Cross, Bosch (1490), oil on panel
www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/carrying/carrying.jpg


Crucifixion, Giotto (1304-06), Giotto, fresco
lh6.ggpht.com/_j4Z6OyB0V_I/R2WSxyfpcNI/AAAAAAAABaY/h5MdV7...


Pieta, Michelangelo (1499)
Photo by Ioja, www.flickr.com/photos/ioja/591752444/


The Resurrection, El Greco, (1577-79), oil on canvas
www.seeingjesus.me/holyimage/5.resurrection/4/12.The%20Re...


Supper at Emmaus, Rembrandt (1648)
www.christusrex.org/www2/art/images/rembrandt03a.jpg


Ascension of Christ, Russian, 16th century icon
campus.belmont.edu/honors/FestalIcons/16thRusAscension.jpg


Pentecost, Duccio (1308-11), tempera on wood
www.wga.hu/art/d/duccio/buoninse/maesta/crown_v/cro_v_h.jpg


Assumption of the Virgin, Gherarducci (1365), tempera on wood
www.wga.hu/art/g/gherardu/assumpti.jpg


Madonna del Magnificat, Botticelli (1480-81), tempera on panel
muvtor.btk.ppke.hu/reneszansz/Botticelli_1483-85%20Magnif...


The Last Judgment, Michelangelo (1534-1541), fresco
crossbr.googlepages.com/Michelangelo_Last_Judgement_Chris...

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Recognize any of these? What are your favorite works of art?