Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Magi) c.1482 Drawing in charcoal, watercolour ink and oil on wood, 244 x 240 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze A document from July 1481 states that Leonardo da Vinci had received a…
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway 1844 Oil on canvas, 91 x 121.8 cm National Gallery, London A steam engine rushes towards us as it speeds along a bridge through the rain. The bridge…
Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) Porte de la Reine à Aigues-Mortes (Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes) 1867 Oil on canvas, 80.6 x 99.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York During the late spring of 1867 Bazille visited the town of Aigues-Mortes near…