Raphael, Bronzino i Caravaggio – Art History Museum – Vienna
Collections of the hall 3 they range from representatives of northern Italy to the founders of the mannerist school of Emilia. The museum's most erotic work is that of Jupiter and Io. It came from the brush of Antonio Correggio (ok. 1489-1534), Io is led to the heights of elation by Jupiter in the form of a cloud. Self-portrait of Parmigianini (1503-40), included in the collection of Rudolf II in the year 1608, this is an example of painting resorting to tricks, which impressed the emperor. The actual collection of Florentine art begins in the hall 4 a master study of Renaissance proportions and harmony – Madonna in the Meadow by 22-year-old Raphael (1483-1520). A bit further, in the room 7, there is a cool image of the Holy Family of Agnolo Bronzina (1503-1572).
Caravaggio (1571-1610) he was a controversial artist beyond doubt. His main “sin” it was artistic, in the eyes of the then elite, departure from idealizing biblical characters – often involving people from the street as models, such as in David with the head of Goliath; the painting even includes his self-portrait in the form of the severed head of Goliath. It probably discouraged some of the religious clientele, but his work had a huge impact on 17th century painters, such as Rubens or Bruegel. They both owned the Madonna of the Rosary for a while, which can now be admired in room V.