Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (1862)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1862 Oil on canvas, 115 x 206 cm Petit Palais, Paris Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue 1863 Petit Palais, Paris    

Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (1863)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (The Departure of the Prodigal Son) 1863 Oil on canvas, 107 x 226 cm Petit Palais, Paris Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le retour de l’enfant prodigue 1862 Petit Palais, Paris     See also:…

Le Fou et la Mort (1877)

Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Le Fou et la Mort (The Fool and Death) 1877 Bronze, 33 x 28.5 x 31 cm Petit Palais, Paris While the sculptural work of Sarah Bernhardt has long been eclipsed by her theatrical glory, its qualities, recently…

Jardinière des Titans (c.1877)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Jardinière des Titans (The “Titans” Jardinière) c.1877 Earthenware, 22 x 36 cm Petit Palais, Paris The Titans Jardinière consists of a plinth decorated with four masculine figures on which sits a vase decorated with lizards and leaves. The…