Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Conversation in a Park (Gainsborough and his wife?) c.1746–1748 Oil on canvas, 73 × 68 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris An early example of a conversation piece by Gainsborough. Often compared with Gainsborough‘s drawn portrait, from the same…
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Portrait of Margaret Burr, Mrs Thomas Gainsborough early 1770s Private collection See also: • Burr, Margaret (1728-1798)
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Portrait of Margaret Gainsborough c.1778 Oil on canvas, 76.6 x 63.8 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This intimate portrait may have been painted to celebrate the 50th birthday of Thomas Gainsborough’s wife, Margaret (around 1728-1798). He portrayed her…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Mercure et Argus (Mercury and Argus) c.1761–1762 Oil on canvas, 59 × 73 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) L’Espérance (Hope) 1842 Oil on canvas, 116.5 × 117 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Circular composition: half-length woman, arms and hands open, white sleeveless tunic under a green drape, face in profile turned to the right. (Louvre)…
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto (Self-portrait) c.1577 Oil on copper, 17 x 14 cm Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Verso: Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Gian Paolo Zappi c.1577 Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Double portrait of a married couple. See also:…
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Gian Paolo Zappi (Portrait of Gian Paolo Zappi) c.1577 Oil on copper, 17 x 14 cm Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Recto: Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto c.1577 Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Double portrait of a married couple. See also:…
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) La Foi (Faith) 1842 Oil on canvas, 120 × 110 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Circular composition. Woman with a 3/4 length, dressed in Greek style, diadem on her head, looking at the chalice, ostia, on her…
Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Landscape with bridge and ruins 1637 Oil on wood, 49.5 × 75 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris One of the rare landscapes signed by Flinck, and of completely Rembranesque inspiration, undoubtedly through the master’s drawings, but of fundamental…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement (Women of Algiers in their Apartment) 1834 Oil on canvas, 180 × 229 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Femmes d’Alger dans leur intérieur 1849 Musée Fabre, Montpellier Copies: Fantin-Latour,…