Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Melancholy 1532 Oil on panel, 61 x 97 cm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen The sixteenth-century artist Lucas Cranach has become very popular in recent years, prompting a steady succession of exhibitions featuring his mysterious images. SMK…
El Greco (1541-1614) Retrato de un hombre (Portrait of a Man) 1570–1575 Oil on canvas, 116 x 98 cm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen The chalk holder on the armrest, accompanied by a book with white and red bookmarks, suggests that the…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Le pont de l’Europe c.1876 Oil on canvas Private collection Compare: Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Étude pour “Le Pont de l’Europe” 1876 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Le Pont de l’Europe 1876 Musée du Petit Palais, Genève …
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Casa de locos (Madhouse) after 1794 Oil on wood, 44.5 × 69.5 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna Compare: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Corral de locos 1794 Meadows Museum, Dallas
Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Crouching human couple / The Family (Kauerndes Menschenpaar / Die Familie) 1918 Oil on canvas, 150 × 160.8 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna A man and a woman, both naked, crouch in the darkness of a room. A child…
David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) Napoléon au Grand Saint-Bernard (Napoleon at the Great St. Bernard) 1801 Oil on canvas, 275 × 232 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna With the wind at his back – his red cape practically flying ahead of him – Napoleon…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) La Rue de Gisors à Pontoise (Street in Pontoise, Rue de Gisors) 1868 Oil on canvas, 38.5 × 46.2 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna See also: • Pontoise (France)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Une allée du jardin de Monet à Giverny (An alley in Monet’s garden in Giverny) 1902 Oil on canvas, 89.5 × 92.3 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna It is late summer. The leaves and flowers seem to shimmer, splashes…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Femme à la fourrure (Lady in a fur) c.1880 Pastel on canvas, 55.8 × 45.8 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna She looks out of the picture confidently. Her hair is carefully styled, the fur is casually draped over her…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Promenade avec le pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil (The Promenade with the Railroad Bridge, Argenteuil) 1874 Oil on canvas, 53.7 x 72.1 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis This work was painted in the year…