Oil on panel
8 artworks made in oil on panel, with artist, date and current location.
The Triumph of Death
An apocalyptic landscape where death conquers all. Skeletons attack every social class without disti...
The Annunciation
One of Leonardos earliest works, painted when he was about 20. The garden beyond Mary is painted wit...
Ginevra de Benci
Leonardos only painting in the Americas. The bottom was cut off, removing her hands. The reverse sho...
The Virgin of the Rocks
Two versions exist, one in the Louvre and one in the National Gallery London. The botanical details ...
Ghent Altarpiece
The most frequently stolen artwork in history, taken 13 times. Napoleon took it, as did Hitler. The ...
The Descent from the Cross
The grief is almost unbearable: Mary faints in a pose mirroring her dead son. Painted as if the figu...
Portrait of an African Man
One of the earliest portraits of a Black man in European art. He wears fine clothing and holds a swo...
Philosopher in Meditation
A figure meditates in a barrel-vaulted room. A spiral staircase creates a dramatic diagonal. Light e...