Tommaso’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Moses and the Brazen Serpent (recto); Ornamental Base (verso)
Recto attributed to Tommaso Vincidor (Italian, died c. 1536) Verso by Unknown Artist (Italian, 17th century)
Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook
Italian (Siena) Martino di Bartolomeo (Italian, 1389-1434/5) 1394/95
Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)
Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)
Ecce Agnus Dei
The Entombment
Workshop of Andrea Mantegna Italian, 1431-1506
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Homer's Iliad, Homer's Odyssey, Aeschylus's Tragedies and les Argonautes
Tommaso Piroli (Italian, 1750-1824), after John Flaxman (English, 1755-1826), Iliad, Odyssey and Tragedies Joseph Anton Koch (German, 1768-1839), after Asmus Jakob Carstens (German, 1754-1798), Les Argonautes
Official Welcome
Andrea Fraser American, born 1965
The Adventures of Ulysses
Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1415/17-1465)
The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus
Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk
Shanghai
Andreas Gursky German, born 1955
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Saint Cecilia, and Angels
Piero di Cosimo (Italian, 1461/62–1521)
The Dream of Saint Jerome
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)
Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples
Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist
The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod
Saint Augustine's Vision of Saints Jerome and John the Baptist
Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome, Bernardino of Siena, and Angels
Sano di Pietro (Italian, 1405–1481)