The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston makes available to the American audience works of art from almost all periods in the history of art. Among the most impressive works that can be seen at the Museum, are the following eight examples which represent the work of different artists in different periods of human history. Each displays the characteristics of the style that flourished in the period and place of its creation.
Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, Giuliano Bugiardini, 1510’s, oil on panel.
Arranged in a triangular composition, the three figures seem to promenade in a field. A youthful Virgin Mary, dressed in a red dress and a blue mantle looks out of the ...
