Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Lucrezia di Lippo di Iacopo Guidi c.1525–1528 Oil on panel, 22.5 × 15.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Andrea del Sarto created this portrait to be incorporated, together with the Portrait of Becuccio Bicchieraio, in the predella…
Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Domenico da Gambassi (or Becuccio Bicchieraio) c.1525–1528 Oil on panel, 22.5 × 15.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Andrea del Sarto created this portrait to be incorporated, together with the Portrait of Becuccio Bicchieraio’s wife, in the…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Bowman (frontispiece from The Epic of Kings, Stories Retold from Firdusi) 1882 Etching in black on cream wove paper, 18.7 × 13.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching is one of two prints that Sir Lawrence…
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Francesco de’ Medici c.1560 Oil on poplar panel, 97.9 × 76.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Francesco I de’ Medici (1541-1587)
Aalto, Alvar (1898-1976) Bathmat (Furnishing Fabric) c.1950s Linen, cotton, and rayon, plain weave; double cloth, 276.6 × 56 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Jeune Fille aux cerises (Girl with Cherries) c.1870 Oil on canvas, 56.2 × 47.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The daughter of an affluent and cultured family, Eva Gonzalès was Édouard Manet’s first and only official pupil. Girl…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) La modiste (The Milliner) c.1877 Pastel on canvas, 45 x 37 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Eva Gonzalès’s subjects were most often women engaged in activities such as reading, knitting, or filling a vase with flowers. This…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) La Rêveuse (The Dreamer) 1712–1714 Oil on panel, 23.2 × 17 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The traditional title of this small painting, The Dreamer, derives from an engraving made after it, which was intended for sale to…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering) 1718–1721 Oil on panel, 48.6 × 64.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721) Assisted by Jean-Baptiste Pater (French, 1695-1736) Jean Antoine Watteau developed the genre of painting known as fête…
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Temptation of the Magdalene c.1616 Oil on panel, 126.2 × 96.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this half-length biblical painting, an aged woman offering tempting jewels—possibly the proprietor of a brothel—and an angel bestowing spiritual…