Category: Art

The Holy Family (c.1805)

Blake, William (1757-1827) The Holy Family (also known as Christ in the Lap of Truth) c.1805 Pen, ink and brush, 37.9 x 32.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Although he rejected institutionalized religion, Blake was intensely spiritual, and much of…

Piazza San Marco, Venezia (c.1740)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) Piazza San Marco, Venezia (Piazza San Marco, Venice) c.1740 Oil on canvas, 136.2 x 232.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This view of the Piazza San Marco, Venice shows Bellotto‘s devotion to faithful observation. At the left…

Hunting near Hartenfels Castle (1540)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Hunting near Hartenfels Castle 1540 Oil on wood transferred to masonite, 116.8 x 170.2 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland The Protestant rulers of Saxony commissioned this animated hunt scene, set near their residence seen in…

Le Jardin de Claude Monet à Giverny (1927)

Hoschedé Monet, Blanche (1865-1947) Le Jardin de Claude Monet à Giverny (Claude Monet’s Garden in Giverny) 1927 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 95.3 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Giverny (France) | Maison et Jardins de Claude Monet | Monet, Claude (1840-1926)

Pivoines (1931)

Hoschedé Monet, Blanche (1865-1947) Pivoines (Peonies) 1931 Oil on canvas, 87.8 x 72.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris

Le Soir (1903)

Guillemet, Antoine (1841-1918) Le Soir (The Evening) 1903 Oil on panel, 57 x 90 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris

Le Puma (1859)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Le Puma (The Puma) 1859 Oil on wood, 41.2 x 30.7 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris