Valenza Gradenigo before the Inquisition crowning Pauls Church (Paulskerk) in Antwerp

Pauls Church (Paulskerk) in Antwerp

The Crucifixtion

A small stem of honeysuckle is in her hand

with deep blues and vivid reds juxtaposed against ethereal whites and radiant golds

John Thomas Baines was an English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia

Valenza Gradenigo before the Inquisition crowning Pauls Church (Paulskerk) in AntwerpThe moment of judgement depicted in gorgeous and moving detail. Francesco Hayez was an Italian painter, the leading artist of Romanticism in mid 19th century Milan, renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories and exceptionally fine portraits.