Laura Cathrine Munch

(1867–1926) Laura in Art: Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) Evening 1888 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid   Brother Edvard Munch (1863-1944)

Square d’Estienne-d’Orves (Paris)

Address: 1 Pl. d’Estienne d’Orves, 75009 Paris, France Opened: 1867 Square d’Estienne-d’Orves in Art: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Place de la Trinité 1875 Private collection     Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Place de la Trinité c.1878 Private collection     Renoir, Auguste…

Port en Bessin, La Plage (1884)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Port-en-Bessin, La Plage (Port-en-Bessin, The Beach) 1884 Oil on canvas, 46 x 64.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©VEGAP, Madrid Carmen Thyssen Collection This study remained in the artist’s studio for a long time, and was sold fairly late,…

Portrait of a Stout Man (c.1425)

Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) Portrait of a Stout Man (Robert de Masmines?) c.1425 Oil on panel, 35.4 x 23.7 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Robert Campin was a renowned painter of his day whose workshop trained important artists such as Jacques Daret and…

The Garden of Eden (c.1610-1612)

Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) The Garden of Eden c.1610–1612 Oil on panel, 59.4 x 95.6 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Colección Carmen Thyssen Brueghel was born into a famous dynasty of artists and, together with Rubens, he was generally regarded as…

Dinamismo di un corpo umano: pugile (1913)

Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) Dinamismo di un corpo umano: pugile (Dynamism of the Human Body: Boxer) 1913 Ink on paper, 29 x 25 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Just as Fortunato Depero developed a special interest in puppets and automata, at the beginning…

San Sebastiano (1616-1617)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) San Sebastiano (Saint Sebastian) 1616–1617 Marble, 98 x 42 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Private collection on deposit at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. Saint Sebastian, born in Gaul according to legend, was a Roman centurion who was martyred…