Le combat du Giaour et Hassan (1826)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Le combat du Giaour et Hassan (The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan) 1826 Oil on canvas, 59.6 × 73.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This colorful scene was inspired by a poem from Lord Byron’s “Oriental tales,”…

The Angel of Death (1885)

De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) The Angel of Death 1885 Black pastel and opaque gold paint, over traces of black chalk, on brown wove paper, 46.5 x 38 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Vase (c.1885)

De Morgan, William (1839-1917) Vase c.1885 Tin-glazed earthenware, polychrome decorated, 54.3 × 27.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Vase (c.1890-1900)

De Morgan, William (1839-1917) Vase c.1890–1900 Earthenware with lustre decoration, 23.3 × 15.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Bateau mouche (c.1860)

Daubigny, Charles-François (1817-1878) Bateau mouche (River Boat) c.1860 Oil on board, 21.2 × 45.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Adam (c.1533-1537)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Adam c.1533–1537 Oil on panel, 107.5 × 36.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago For most of his long career, Lucas Cranach the Elder was court painter to the Elector of Saxony. Although the general placement of…

Eve (c.1533-1537)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Eve c.1533–1537 Oil on panel, 107.5 × 36.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago For most of his long career, Lucas Cranach the Elder was court painter to the Elector of Saxony. Although the general placement of…

The Crucifixion (1538)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Crucifixion 1538 Oil on panel, 121.1 × 82.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this crowded scene, traditional vignettes from the Crucifixion story surround the central figure of Jesus Christ on the cross. Jesus’s…