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Luca Cambiaso

68 works

Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585) was a painter, draftsperson and sculptor. Read more

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Painting of Venus embracing Adonis, with a Cupid and two hunting dogs in a dark wooded landscape.

Venus and Adonis

1560

Painting of the Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, Mary reading by candlelight with the infant Christ, Joseph at left.

Holy Family with St John the Baptist

1578

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a red robe embracing the naked infant Christ standing on a stone ledge beside a column.

Madonna and Child, with John the Baptist

1565

Oil painting of a birth scene with women tending a newborn in a basin beside a bed with gold cover, dated 1570.

The Birth of Mary

1570

Dark interior painting of a mother nursing an infant, an older woman watching, a boy with a cross, and a lit candle.

Madonna of the Candle

1570

Painting of the Madonna holding the infant Christ close, her head bent toward him against a dark background.

Madonna and Child

1564

Painting of an elderly bearded God the Father with a halo, holding a white globe and raising two fingers in blessing.

Benediction of God the Father

1565

Painting of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, the Virgin Mary, a kneeling figure and a youth in an orange cloak.

Crucifixion

1560

Painting of a nude woman with a dagger at her chest, standing beside an ornate bed with a gold pillow.

The Suicide of Lucretia

1565

Painting of the deposition of Christ, a dead nude body on a white shroud with a man in pink lowering it and mourners behind.

The Deposition

1583

Venus reclines with a winged Cupid in her lap beside a gilded quiver and doves, framed by pink drapery.

Venus and Cupid

c. 1570

Brown ink and wash drawing of an armored rider on a rearing horse attacking a dragon on the ground.

Saint George and the Dragon

c. 1570

Pen and brown ink sketch of a cross-bearing figure in a procession with soldiers and mounted riders on rocky ground.

Via Crucis; Christ Falling Beneath the Cross (recto) Sketch of Male Nude (verso)

1560/70

Brown ink and wash drawing of an angel descending toward a kneeling figure in a draped robe beside a column.

The Annunciation

c. 1568

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed hermit with a staff facing nude demons with a club beside tree trunks.

Temptation of Saint Anthony

late 1570s

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure blowing a trumpet above clouds, with a putto beneath.

Fame

mid- to late 16th century

Pen and wash study of a seated bearded man beside a small winged angel, with red chalk grid lines on paper.

Saint Matthew and the Angel

1583-85

Pen and ink study of a standing female figure with a staff and a peacock beside her, over faint grid lines.

Study for Juno (or Diana) with a Peacock

1584/85

Pen and brown wash drawing of a reclining figure on a couch in a columned interior, with soldiers and putti nearby.

The Death of Cleopatra

about 1560

Ink and wash drawing of Saint Bartholomew's martyrdom below, with the Madonna and Child and two saints among clouds above.

Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, above in clouds the Madonna with Child, on both sides the Saints John the Baptist and…

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Holy Family with the infant Saint John, seated near a palm tree in a landscape.

Holy Family with Infant Saint John

c. 1562/1563

Pen and ink wash drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of rearing horses over clouds, with faint red grid lines.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Rising Sun

1527-85

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of the Holy Family with the infant Baptist, a seated woman holding a child beside a stand

The Holy Family with the Infant Baptist

1527-85

Pen and brown ink drawing of three seated women on a stone bench, spinning and holding thread, as the Three Fates.

The Three Fates

1527-85

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman holding a child while another woman reaches toward them beside a tree.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

1527-85

Pen and ink drawing of Venus with Cupid and a satyr peering from behind a tree in a wooded setting.

Venus, Cupid and Satyr

1527-85

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin Mary with the infant Christ and young Saint John, with loose hatched background lines.

Mary, Infant Christ and Saint John

1527-85

Pen and ink sketch of Venus holding Cupid beside a tree, with a draped figure and loose cloud strokes above.

Venus and Cupid

1527-85

Pen and ink sketch of Christ speaking with a woman at a well, with radiating light lines and rough studies.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well

1527-85

Pen and brown ink drawing of a winged cupid flying with outstretched arms, on a light paper sheet.

Cupid Flying

1527-85

Pen and ink sketch of the Holy Family with the Virgin, infants, a standing man and a small dog.

Holy Family

1527-85

Pen and ink drawing of armed soldiers and horses fighting on a bridge, with a shielded warrior facing a crowd of spearmen.

Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge

1527-85

Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585) was a painter, draftsperson and sculptor. Luca Cambiaso was born in Moneglia and died in Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Browse 68 works by Luca Cambiaso from 16 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata