Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) Self-portrait 1867 Oil in canvas, 103.5 x 73 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Self-portrait (1867)
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Dans le jardin de Maurecourt (1884)
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Dans le jardin de Maurecourt (In the Garden at Maurecourt) 1884 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65.1 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo As one critic wrote in 1880, “Berthe Morisot handles the palette and brush with a…
At the Window (1872)
Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) At the Window 1872 Oil on canvas, 57 × 40 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
Don Quichotte lisant (1865-1867)
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Don Quichotte lisant (Don Quixote reading) 1865–1867 Oil on canvas, 82.2 x 65 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Compare: Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Don Quichotte et Sancho Panza c.1855 National Gallery, London Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Don Quichotte c.1868 Neue Pinakothek, Munich…
Beatrice Bouvet (1864)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Beatrice Bouvet (born c.1861) 1864 Oil on canvas, 91.9 x 73.2 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff The Salins industrialist Alfred Bouvet purchased two Courbet landscapes and commisioned this portrait of his daughter, then aged three. She is holding…
Psyché montrant à ses soeurs les présents de l’amour (1753)
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Psyché montrant à ses soeurs les présents de l’amour (Psyche showing her Sisters her Gifts from Cupid) 1753 Oil on canvas, 168.3 × 192.4 cm National Gallery, London This painting illustrates an episode from the classical story of Cupid…
Femme nue dans un fauteuil rouge (1932)
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Femme nue dans un fauteuil rouge (Nude Woman in a Red Armchair) 1932 Oil on canvas, 129.9 × 97.2 cm Tate Britain, London Compare: Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Le fauteuil rouge 1931 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Walter,…
Portrait of a Lady (1627)
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Lady 1627 Oil on canvas, 86.5 x 70.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Frans Hals, one of the most celebrated portrait painters of the 17th century, demonstrated here his signature verve in inscribing decoration…
Portrait of a Woman Aged Sixty (1633)
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Woman Aged Sixty 1633 Oil on canvas, 102.5 x 86.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The strength and vitality of the people who helped establish the new Dutch Republic are nowhere better captured than…
L’empereur Napoléon dans son cabinet aux Tuileries (1812)
David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) L’empereur Napoléon dans son cabinet aux Tuileries (The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries) 1812 Oil on canvas, 203.9 × 125.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington How do portraits influence the way we see historic figures?…