ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM
"A Vase of Flowers"
Artist: William van Aelst b. 1627 d.1683
Van Aelst was a famous artist from the 17th Century. He composed many beautiful still-life paintings with his favorite one being "A Vase of Flowers".
Saints Bartholomew and Julian the Hospitaler
Artist: Agnolo di Domenico di Donnino b. 1466 d. 1513
This painting was one of three that show The Virgin and Child and St. Leonard. This artist was formally known as the Master of Santo, but has been identified as Agnolo di Domenico.
Abraham and The Three Angels
Artist: Jacopo Amigoni b. 1685. d. 1752
This painting shows Abraham being visited by three angels that prophesied that his wife would have a son. This was one of six prints of the Old Testament.
The Annunciation
Presented by William Thomas Horner-Fox-Strangways later 4th Earl of 11chester, 1850
The painting is about the Scripture I: 26-8 when the Angel Gabriel announces that the Virgin Mary would bear the son of God. The painting depicts Mary's purity.
