Tag: 1881

Alphonse Legros (c.1881)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Alphonse Legros c.1881 Bronze, 41 x 17.4 x 45.2 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Head in bronze and cast iron on pedestal. (M’O) See also: • Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911)

The Triumph of the Innocents (1876-1887)

Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) The Triumph of the Innocents 1876–1887 Oil on canvas, 157.5 × 247.5 cm Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Mary and the infant Christ on the donkey are being led on their nocturnal flight to Egypt by Joseph. They…

The Sleep of King Arthur in Avalon (c.1881)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Sleep of King Arthur in Avalon (modello) c.1881 Oil on canvas, 82.6 × 288.3 cm Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce Compare: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Sleep of King Arthur in Avalon 1881–1898 Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce  …

The Sleep of King Arthur in Avalon (1881-1898)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Sleep of King Arthur in Avalon 1881–1898 Oil on canvas, 279.4 × 650.2 cm Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce According to Thomas Malory‘s “Le Morte d’Arthur” (1470), King Arthur suffered a fatal wound in a…

The Salutation of Beatrice (1880-1882)

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) The Salutation of Beatrice 1880–1882 Oil on canvas, 154.3 × 91.4 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo The woman in this painting embodies the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty with her pale face, full lips, and thick, wavy,…

Le Printemps (1881)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Printemps (Spring) 1881 Oil on canvas, 74 x 51.5 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles See also: • Demarsy, Jeanne (1865-1937)

Le lapin (1881)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le lapin (The Rabbit) 1881 Oil on canvas, 97.5 x 61 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff

Autoportrait (1880-1881)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Autoportrait (Self Portrait) 1880–1881 Oil on canvas, 34.7 × 27 cm National Gallery, London Cézanne was about 40 years old when he painted this self portrait in his apartment in Paris around 1880–1. This was a significant period in…