Tag: 1900

Baigneuses (1895-1900)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Baigneuses (Bathers) 1895–1900 Pastel with charcoal underdrawing on paper, 59.1 × 73.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia One of the things that made Degas such a radical artist was his approach to representing the human form. Here, rather than…

Dish (c.1900)

De Morgan, William (1839-1917) Dish c.1900 Ceramic, diameter: 2.5 x 25.2 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Designed by William Frend De Morgan (British, 1839-1917); decorated by Charles Passenger (British).

The Lady of Shalott (c.1886-1905)

Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) The Lady of Shalott c.1886–1905 Oil on canvas, 188.3 x 146.4 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford “Do not forsake your duties” is the overall message Hunt wanted to convey in his painting. The Lady, heroine of a Tennyson…

Saint Cecilia (c.1900)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Saint Cecilia c.1900 Stained and painted glass, 213.5 x 75.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This window is the result of a collaboration between the Pre-Raphaelite painter Burne-Jones and the firm founded by William Morris, who initiated…

John Ruskin

(1819–1900) The artist’s works: Snow Capped Alps c.1845–1849 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Budding Sycamore 1875 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Head of lake of Geneva s.d. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Sketches of a secretary vulture s.d. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton View of S. Anastasia…

Le Parlement, Symphonie en rose (1900)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Le Parlement, Symphonie en rose (The Parliament, Symphony in Rose) 1900 Oil on canvas, 82 x 92.6 cm Pola Museum of Art, Hakone See also: • Palace of Westminster (London)