The customers turned down this picture and it was doomed to too many years of wandering. It's saw the ascetitism of monastic walls and the luxury of royal palaces. In the 16th century it was almost forgotten. In the 19th century it became one of the most popular works in the world of art, and in the middle of the 20th century it was nearly lost. All these twists and turns fell to the lot of Raphael's 'Sistine Madonna'.
![]() 'The Sleeping Venus' by Giorgione |
![]() Michelangelo Buonarotti |
![]() Leonardo da Vinci |
![]() Sandro Botticelli |
![]() 'The Blind Leading the Blind' by Breughel the Elder |