Collection Timeline

1370 to 1630

1370
Gabriel appearing before the Virgin - Gabriel, dressed in a red mantle, kneels and extends his right arm while blessing the Virgin. His yellow wings are open. The Virgin stands with her arms crossed opposite Gabriel. She is dressed in a white fur-lined blue mantle and crimson dress. At her feet rests an open book on a red pillow. Between the two is the Dove of the Holy Spirit. Figures stand before a gold columned portico.

1395
The Madonna with child surrounded by Saints Helena, Anthony, John and an unidentified female saint. Two angels with instruments also appear and kneel in the foreground. The Madonna wears a semi-transparent veil, red top, and blue mantle with gold trim. Christ wears a gold colored gown and holds red flowers in the fold of his dressing at his left side.

1465
Madonna in third length, wearing a red robe and blue mantle while holding a small script with Christ on her knee. Five faces of cherubs appear above the Madonna's shoulders, two to the left and three to the right.
The Madonna with child seated between Saints Stephen and Lawrence. The Madonna wears a thin, white veil, red gown, and blue mantle with gold trim and is seated in a greenish colored throne. Christ stands in his mother's lap, wrapped around the torso with a thin fabric, which he holds away from his body with his right hand. St. Stephen, standing to the left of the throne, holds a quill in his right hand and the end of the fabric held out by Christ in his right hand. St. Lawrence stands to the right of the throne and folds his hands in prayer. Both saints are dressed in a similar manner: reddish, full-length robes with gold and black trim.

1475
Christ on the cross with Saint Francis off to the left.

1490
Triptych of Saints Augustine, Jerome and Albertus Magnus, in full, with a light green velvet mounting.

1500
Moses, Aaron and other Israelites stand on the left shore, looking out onto Pharaoh and his army as they are submerged in a rose-colored sea, intended to suggest the Red Sea. Moses and the Israelites are dressed in brightly colored robes. The sky and land area in the background are painted in green tones.

1505
Bust portrait of a young man wearing a cap.

1513
Cupid stands to the right with a quiver over his shoulder and a bow in his right hand. His wings are open and his left arm is raised. Apollo, dressed in armor and to left with his back to the viewer, stands with a bow to his left with his right arm raised.

1515
Marble statue of the Madonna and child.
The Madonna wears a blue mantle that covers a pinkish red top and a muted blue-green bottom. While the Madonna looks outward toward the viewer, Christ reaches and looks up toward his mother. The background shows a two-story dwelling to the left, a hill with structures at the right, and greenery and small figures throughout
Painting of St. Anthony, in profile, standing before a landscape and holding a book.

1520
Nicodemus to the left of Christ, holding him up by the torso with both hands. Christ's hands show the stigmata.

1525
Cleopatra seated beside a table, wearing a red mantle and necklace. Her right hand is placed at the top of a basket on the table and her left hand is raised. She looks up left, away from the viewer. Two asps appear, one wrapped around her right arm and the other by her hand and the basket's lid.

1550
Portrait of a woman from the waist up a holding a weasel.

1555
Man standing with a pitcher with two figures kneeling in front of him.
Man dressed in armor holding a severed head and a sword in front of a landscape.

1568
Image of Paris, shadowed at the right, Hera and Aphrodite, all standing, with Pallas Athene perched to the far left on a small, natural form. Pallas Athene's arms are open and she holds a fruit (an apple?) in her right hand. Three angels are above Aphrodite and a light-colored dog rests, curled at the bottom right corner. The figures are in a sparsely wooded area, with a open sky and a mountain in the background.

1580
Bust portrait of a young man in a black top with a large white collar.

1625
Lush landscape painting with Tobias and an angel (Archangel Raphael?) at the bottom right corner of the painting. Tobias appears to be assisting the angel with its boots.

1630
A giant, nude Polyphemus sits upon a natural form, holding pipes with both hands above Nymphs, Tritons and Cupids. He is turned to the right toward Galatea, who stands with her head toward him.