Category: Art

Autoritratto (c.1546-1548)

Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Autoritratto (Self-Portrait) c.1546–1548 Oil on canvas, 45.1 × 38.1 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia This dramatically intimate self-portrait announced the arrival of a new talent on the Venetian art scene; Tintoretto painted it when he was just beginning…

Le Palais des Papes (1909)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Le Palais des Papes, Avignon, Soir (The Papal Palace, Avignon, Evening) 1909 Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 91.9 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Avignon (France)

Une nourrice au Jardin du Luxembourg (c.1872)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Une nourrice au Jardin du Luxembourg (A Nanny in the Luxembourg Gardens) c.1872 Oil on canvas, 65 x 92 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier The theme of childhood runs through all of Degas‘ work, from dancers to nurses. This slightly…

Julie Reveuse (1894)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Julie Reveuse (Julie Daydreaming) 1894 Oil on canvas Private collection See also: • Manet, Julie (1878-1966)

Self-Portrait (c.1799)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Self-Portrait c.1799 Oil on canvas, 74.3 x 58.4 cm Tate Britain, London This confident-looking young man has just been elected an Associate of the Royal Academy. The portrait therefore marks an important moment in Turner’s life. At…

Venise, le nuage rose (1909)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Venise, le nuage rose, mouillage à la Giudecca (Venice, the pink cloud, anchorage at the Giudecca) 1909 Oil on canvas, 73 × 92 cm Albertina, Vienna In March 1908, Signac visited the lagoon city for the second time. The…

Fille assise sous un arbre (c.1893-1894)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Fille assise sous un arbre (A girl seated under a tree) c.1893–1894 Watercolor on paper, 23.3 x 36.1 cm British Museum, London Compare: Manet, Julie (1878-1966) Femme assise au Bois de Boulogne 1893–1894 British Museum, London     The watercolour…

La Première Sortie (1876-1877)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Première Sortie (At the Theatre) 1876–1877 Oil on canvas, 65 × 49.5 cm National Gallery, London We seem to be sitting in a box at the theatre, which we share with two young women. But we can’t be…