Madonna and Child by Anonymous Artist https://www.nga.gov/artworks/123-madonna-and-child
She rests the long fingers of one hand on the baby’s shin and braces his side torso
Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Hand
The Annunciation with Saint Francis and Saint Louis of Toulouse [four panels] by Cosmè Tura https://www.nga.gov/artworks/206071-annunciation-saint-francis-and-saint-louis-toulouse-four-panels
He holds a black book in his left hand and braces a thin gold cross with his other
Saint Jerome and the Angel by Simon Vouet https://www.nga.gov/artworks/46151-saint-jerome-and-angel
His open left hand is raised, palm up, at shoulder height.
The Red Cross Knight by John Singleton Copley https://www.nga.gov/artworks/993-red-cross-knight
Information on this painting can be found in the Gallery publication American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century, pages 76-81, which is available as a free PDF https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-18th-century.pdf
up over his head with his far arm, and holds a lance down by his side with the hand
Reliquary Châsse by French 12th Century https://www.nga.gov/artworks/1438-reliquary-chasse
The man at the center holds up a book with his left hand, on our right, and raises
Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children by Sir Joshua Reynolds https://www.nga.gov/artworks/102-lady-elizabeth-delme-and-her-children
Reynolds sought to elevate British painting, including portraiture, to the lofty realms of classical expression. After traveling to Rome, Florence, Bologna, and Venice, Reynolds became the first president of the Royal Academy, which had been founded in 1768.
The woman holds the hand resting on her lap, and both she and the boy wrap their
The Departure for the Hunt by Philips Wouwerman https://www.nga.gov/artworks/218605-departure-hunt
carries a large basket with chickens over one arm and doffs his hat with his other hand
The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea by William Blake https://www.nga.gov/artworks/11499-great-red-dragon-and-beast-sea
The Beast holds up a flaming sword with the right hand, to our left, and a flaming
Empire Triumphant over Avarice by Adriaen de Vries https://www.nga.gov/artworks/1287-empire-triumphant-over-avarice
Adriaen de Vries won international fame for active bronze figures that reflect both his study of nature and his training in Florence with Giovanni Bologna, the greatest 16th-century sculptor after Michelangelo. De Vries’s complicated poses continued the style known as mannerism, but he also saw ancient bronze sculpture as a model to surpass.
Empire, her head is encircled with a ring of laurel leaves, and she lifts her left hand
The Lovers by Pablo Picasso https://www.nga.gov/artworks/46667-lovers
She holds his left hand with her left hand, both to our right, and her other arm