Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (Saint John the Baptist) 1604–1606 Oil on canvas, 94 x 131 cm Galleria Corsini, Roma The authenticity of this painting has long been doubted, although there are other versions of the same subject created by Caravaggio…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Narciso (Narcissus) 1597–1599 Oil on canvas, 113.3 x 94 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma The classical myth of Narcissus had been frequently represented since antiquity, but the version by Caravaggio is distinguished by its unusual compositional scheme, conceived rather like a…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith Beheading Holofernes) c.1599 Oil on canvas, 145 x 195 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma Three characters and a red cloth in the background: few elements, capable of orchestrating a true theater of opposites. Darkness and light,…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Estasi di San Francesco (Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy) c.1595–1596 Oil on canvas, 94 x 129.5 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Curatorial Narrative: Caravaggio revolutionized the painting of his era through a theatrical use of light, dramatic narrative, and the naturalistic…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Crocifissione di San Pietro (Crucifixion of Saint Peter) 1600–1601 Oil on canvas, 230 x 175 cm Cappella Cerasi, Santa Maria del Popolo, Roma
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Conversione di San Paolo (Conversion of Saint Paul) 1600–1601 Oil on canvas, 230 x 175 cm Cappella Cerasi, Santa Maria del Popolo, Roma Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Conversione di San Paolo 1600 Odescalchi Balbi Collection, Roma
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Martirio di San Matteo (Martyrdom of Saint Matthew) 1599–1600 Oil on canvas 323 x 342 cm Cappella Contarelli, San Luigi dei Francesi, Roma
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Matteo e l’angelo (Inspiration of Saint Matthew) 1602 Oil on canvas 296.5 x 195 cm Cappella Contarelli, San Luigi dei Francesi, Roma
Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) Pêcheur au filet (Fisherman with a net) 1868 Oil on canvas, 134 x 83 cm Private collection
Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) La robe rose (The Pink Dress) 1864 Oil on canvas, 110 x 148 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Originally from Montpellier, Bazille moved to Paris in 1862 to continue studying medicine. While attending the university, he used to visit Gleyre’s…