Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) El Cid 1879 Oil on canvas, 95 x 76 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid During the Franco-Prussian War, Rosa Bonheur developed a singular fondness for lions. According to Anna Klumpke, her partner in the final years of her…
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834 1835 Oil on canvas, 92 x 123.2 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Fire consumed London’s famous Houses of Parliament on the night of…
Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Étude pour “Une baignade à Asnières” (Study for “Bathers at Asnières”) c.1883–1884 Oil on wood panel, 32 x 41 x 5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Seurat’s approach to painting differed greatly from the Impressionist painters who…
Alice in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Femme à l’ombrelle 1872 Private collection Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Partie de Croquet 1873 Städel Museum, Frankfurt Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) En bateau 1874 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le…
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) 1858 Oil on canvas, 40.7 x 32.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington