Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Venere disarma Cupido (Venus Disarming Cupid) 1550–1555 Oil on canvas, 158.8 x 138.4 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Venere disarma Cupido (1550-1555)
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La Toilette de Vénus (1751)
Boucher, François (1703-1770) La Toilette de Vénus (The Toilette of Venus) 1751 Oil on canvas, 108.3 x 85.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Boucher executed this painting for Madame de Pompadour, the powerful, official mistress of Louis XV and…
Te Faaturuma (1891)
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Te Faaturuma (The Brooding Woman) 1891 Oil on canvas, 91.1 x 68.7 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Susanna Crouching (c.1640-1645)
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Susanna Crouching c.1640–1645 Chalk with watercolor, 28.7 x 41.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
The Temptation of the Magdalene (c.1616)
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…
Judgement of Paris (1530)
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Judgement of Paris 1530 Oil and tempera on panel, 50.8 x 36.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Lucas Cranach’s interpretation of the Judgment of Paris is a medieval retelling of an ancient beauty contest.…
Giuditta e Oloferne (c.1554)
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith and Holofernes) c.1554 Oil on panel, 108 x 79.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis This biblical heroine’s strong arms and angled shoulders create lively diagonal lines that enhance her exaggerated musculature. Judith…
Danae (c.1612)
Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Danae c.1612 Oil on copper, 41.3 × 52.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Artemisia Gentileschi excelled at capturing textures, as seen in this reclining figure’s golden hair, the lush fabrics, and metal coins that fall on…
Ecce Homo (c.1570-1576)
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ecce Homo (Christ Shown to the People) c.1570–1576 Oil on canvas, 109.2 x 94.8 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis By the glow of a blazing torchlight, Pontius Pilate, the Roman ruler of ancient Judea, presents Jesus to…
Baigneuses avec une tortue (1907-1908)
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Baigneuses avec une tortue (Bathers with a Turtle) 1907–1908 Oil on canvas, 181.6 x 221 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis In 1941, Henri Matisse simply described this painting as “three women by the sea, playing with…