Category: Works

Sur la plage de Boulogne (1868)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Sur la plage de Boulogne (On the Beach, Boulogne-sur-Mer) 1868 Oil on canvas, 32.39 × 66.04 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond As early as 1863, Manet’s submissions to the Salon were either rejected by the jury…

Sunflowers (1888)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Sunflowers (F 454, JH 1562) 1888 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 73 cm National Gallery, London ‘The sunflower is mine’, Van Gogh once declared. Soon after his death he became known as the painter of sunflowers, an…

Les Grandes Baigneuses (c.1894-1905)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Les Grandes Baigneuses (Bathers) c.1894–1905 Oil on canvas, 127.2 x 196.1 cm National Gallery, London Around 200 of Cézanne’s works depict male and female nude bathers, either singly or in groups, in a landscape. The earliest dates from…

La mort de Sardanapale (1844)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) La mort de Sardanapale (The Death of Sardanapalus) 1844 Oil on canvas, 73.7 × 92.6 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia The subject of this painting was inspired by Lord Byron‘s dramatic poem of 1821 about the life of an…

New York Skyline, Light Buildings (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Light Buildings 1918 Transfer lithograph, 22.9 x 34.6 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Compare: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Dark Buildings 1918 Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia     See also: • New York, NY (USA)

New York Skyline, Dark Buildings (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Dark Buildings 1918 Transfer lithograph, 20.3 x 34.6 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Compare: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Light Buildings 1918 Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia     See also: • New York, NY (USA)

Aqueduc (c.1826-1828)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Aqueduc (Aqueduct) c.1826–1828 Oil on canvas, 24.1 x 43.8 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Compare: Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Aqueduc dans la campagne romaine 1826 Private collection     See also: • Roma (Italia)

Aqueduc dans la campagne romaine (1826)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Aqueduc dans la campagne romaine (A view of the Roman campagna and the Claudian aqueduct towards Monte Cavo) 1826 Oil on canvas, 29.2 x 51.4 cm Private collection Compare: Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Aqueduc c.1826–1828 Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia  …

Paysage à Ornans (c.1868)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Paysage à Ornans (Landscape at Ornans) c.1868 Oil on canvas, 47.3 x 56.4 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia See also: • Ornans (France)

Liberación del peón (1931)

Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) Liberación del peón (Liberation of the Peon) 1931 Fresco on cement, 185.4 × 239.4 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Diego Rivera’s Liberation of the Peon makes visible the cruel and exploitative Mexican peonage system, which kept agricultural workers…