Jeanne Guérard-Gonzalès

(1852–1924) Jeanne Constance Philippe Gonzalès The artist’s works: Portrait de Eva Gonzalès à Dieppe c.1880 Private collection Jeanne in Art: Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Le bouquet de violettes c.1877–1878 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) La Mariée…

Madonna col Bambino e angeli (c.1410)

Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) Madonna col Bambino e angeli (Madonna and Child with Angels) c.1410 Tempera on wood, traces of gold ground, 85.7 x 50.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Although badly damaged, this picture is a rare work…

Repas comique, Banquet des affamés (c.1917-1918)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Repas comique, Banquet des affamés (Comical Repast, Banquet of the Starved) c.1917–1918 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 145.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The current title of this painting reflects the two names it was given…

La mort de Socrate (1787)

David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) La mort de Socrate (The Death of Socrates) 1787 Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 196.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In this landmark of Neoclassical painting from the years immediately preceding the French Revolution, David took up…

Socrates

(469 BC-399 BC) Σωκράτης Socrates in Art: David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) La mort de Socrate 1787 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) & Studio La mort de Socrate after 1787 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton    

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds (1826)

Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds 1826 Oil on canvas, 88.9 x 112.4 cm Frick Collection, New York Study: Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds c.1825 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Compare: Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury…

Meditazione sulla passione (c.1490)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Meditazione sulla passione (The Meditation on the Passion) c.1490 Oil and tempera on wood, 66.5 × 84.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This remarkable picture is a meditation on death and resurrection. Christ’s dead body is displayed…