Busto di Paride (1809)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Paride (Bust of Paris) 1809 Marble, 69.9 × 30.8 × 28 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscription: Ant(o)nio Quatremere/Amico Optimo/Antonius Canova/Dono Dedit/F. Romae/An. MDCCCIX”. The enormously popular Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova frequently made replicas or variants…

Autoritratto (1812)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Autoritratto (Self-Portrait) 1812 Plaster, 90.5 × 47.6 × 28.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscrition: CANOVA SELPSUM F A N MDCCCXII (back shoulder).

The Hare Hunters (1566)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Hare Hunters 1566 Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 21.5 × 29.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching might represent two related proverbs popularized by the philosopher/writer Erasmus in the mid-1500s: “He who…

Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino (c.1530)

Bronzino (1503-1572) & Workshop Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino (Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist) c.1530 Oil on panel, 81.6 × 57.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This painting provides a revealing glimpse into the workshop…

Après la corrida (1873)

Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Après la corrida (After the Bullfight) 1873 Oil on canvas, 82.5 × 64 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Mary Cassatt chose a quintessentially Spanish subject, executing this composition of a bullfighter, or torero, in full regalia during an…

New York Public Library

Founded: 1895 Location: New York City Website: https://www.nypl.org/ Collection: • Nadar (1820-1910): Gustave Geffroy (c.1880) See also: • Libraries | New York, NY (USA)

Portrait du critique Gustave Geffroy (c.1890)

Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916) Portrait du critique Gustave Geffroy (Portrait of the Critic Gustave Geffroy) c.1890 Etching in black on cream wove paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper, 21.7 × 17 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Geffroy, Gustave (1855-1926)

Gustave Geffroy

(1855–1926) Geffroy in Art: Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916) Portrait du critique Gustave Geffroy c.1890 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Gustave Geffroy 1895–1896 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Nadar (1820-1910) Gustave Geffroy c.1880 New York Public Library, New York   Born June…