Close Examination: paintings index
Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries showcases some of the most intriguing stories behind paintings in the Gallery, exploring the ways in which advances in scholarship and technology can reveal the misconceptions of the past.
The paintings are presented here by century. Explore the paintings by theme
15th century
The Virgin and Child with Two Angels
Andrea del Verrocchio and assistant (Lorenzo di Credi)
about 1476–8
Christ Crowned with Thorns
Matteo di Giovanni
1480–95
Venus and Mars
Sandro Botticelli
about 1485
A Dominican, with the Attributes of Saint Peter Martyr
Giovanni Bellini
about 1490–1500
The Painter's Father
Albrecht Dürer
1497
16th century
An Allegory
Italian, Florentine
about 1500
The Death of the Virgin
After Hugo van der Goes
probably after 1500
Scenes from Tebaldeo's Eclogues: The Story of Damon
Andrea Previtali
perhaps about 1505
Scenes from Tebaldeo's Eclogues: The Story of Damon
Andrea Previtali
perhaps about 1505
The Madonna of the Pinks ('La Madonna dei Garofani')
Raphael
about 1506–7
Il Tramonto (The Sunset)
Giorgione
1506–10
Woman at a Window
Italian, North
probably 1510–30
A Man embracing a Woman
Dosso Dossi
probably about 1524
The Virgin and Child
Jan Gossaert
1527
A Man with a Skull
Attributed to Michiel Coxcie
about 1560 or later
The Rape of Europa
Paolo Veronese
about 1570
The Baptism of Christ
After Pietro Perugino
probably late 16th or early 17th century
17th century
Landscape: A River among Mountains
Imitator of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
about 1600
The Baptism of Christ
Attributed to Sassoferrato, after Pietro Perugino
about 1630–50
The Plague at Ashdod (after Poussin)
Angelo Caroselli
1631
A Man with Dead Birds, and Other Figures, in a Stable
Frans van Mieris the Elder
about 1663
A Young Woman feeding a Parrot
Frans van Mieris the Elder
about 1663
A Young Woman feeding a Parrot
Frans van Mieris the Elder
1663
A Dead Soldier
Italian
17th century
18th century to 20th century
Edzard the Great, Count of East Friesland
German
18th century
Venice: Entrance to the Cannaregio
Imitator of Francesco Guardi
probably 19th century
Portrait of a Man (Victor Considérant?)
French
after 1830
Self Portrait
After Gustave Courbet
after 1880
The Virgin and Child with an Angel
After Francesco Francia
probably second half of the 19th century
Portrait Group
Italian
early 20th century
The Madonna of the Veil
Umberto Giunti
1920–9
Related events
Sainsbury Wing Exhibition, 30 June – 12 September 2010
See also
- Revealing the stories behind the paintings
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