Horse head by Donatello

 Salvete Omnes, 

a short entry - the Archaeological Museum at Naples, Italy has in their collection a monumental horse head, judging by the teeth it is a stallion. sculpted by Donatello,  active during the XV century Italian Renaissance artist. 

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the Medici-Ricardi ancient Greek bronze horse seems to have been the inspiration. 

Valete

Adoration of Magi - Gerard & Domenico

 Salvete Omnes,

today is the Feast of Epiphany - and I would like to share the following particular details from some XV century Old Masters' paintings showing the Holy Family and the Adoration of Magi.

 

 Northern Renaissance painter Gerard David - Adoration from MET

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another Adoration of Magi by Gerard David - from Munich Altepinakotek 

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another Adoration of Magi by David, from Brussels.

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and from the south of the XV century Europe -  Italian Old Master Domenico Ghirlandaio 
Uffizi Gallery

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Cappella Tornabuoni - 

saddle pommel and its adornments 

Adoration of Magi from Museo degli Innocenti , Florence

. Cappella Sassetti , Florence

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Happy Epiphany

Valete