• Apollinaire, Guillaume (1880-1918) • Astruc, Zacharie (1833-1907) • Baudelaire, Charles (1821-1867) • Bernard, Émile (1868-1941) • Besson, George (1882-1971) • Champfleury (1821-1889) • Chesterton, G.K. (1874-1936) • Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963) • Duranty, Edmond (1833-1880) • Duret, Théodore (1838-1927) • Fénéon, Félix (1861-1944) • Gautier, Théophile (1811-1872)…
Zacharie Astruc
(1833–1907) The artist’s works: Paysage avec chariot et meules de foin c.1869–1870 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Honoré de Balzac 1882 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Fleurs blanches dans un vase c.1884–1904 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Roses négligemment jetées sur un vase…
Isabella d’Este (1499-1500)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Isabella d’Este 1499–1500 Black and red chalk, yellow pastel chalk on paper, 63 x 46.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Portrait of Isabella d’Este executed by Leonardo da Vinci during his visit to Mantua, after leaving…
Heraklion, Crete (Greece)
Rue La Condamine (Paris)
Rue La Condamine today. Rue La Condamine in Art: Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) L’Atelier de la rue Condamine 1870 Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Paris | Streets | Streets (Paris)
La Gioconda (Monna Lisa)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) La Gioconda (Monna Lisa) c.1503–1506 Oil on poplar, 79.4 x 53.4 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris A false identity problem It is only since the 20th century that certain historians, but more often amateurs in search of recognition,…
Crete (Greece)
Κρήτη Crete in Art: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Ratto di Europa c.1570 National Gallery, London Births: • El Greco (1541-1614) See also: • Greece | Islands
Sant’Anna, la Vergine e il Bambino con l’agnellino (c.1503-1519)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Sant’Anna, la Vergine e il Bambino con l’agnellino (Virgin and Child with St Anne) c.1503–1519 Oil on poplar, 168 x 130 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris This painting was started around 1503 at least, in Florence, then was…
El Greco
(1541–1614) Doménikos Theotokópoulos Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος The artist’s works: Adoración del Nombre de Jesús late 1570s National Gallery, London Cristo expulsando a los mercaderes del templo c.1570–1575 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Pietà Early 1570s Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Retrato de un hombre 1570–1575 Statens…
San Giovanni Battista (1508-1519)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) c.1508–1519 Oil on walnut panel, 72.9 x 56.3 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris This painting was probably designed around 1508 and kept by Leonardo da Vinci until his death, to slowly…