Tag: Art

Théodore Duret

(1838–1927) Théodore Duret in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait de Théodore Duret 1868 Petit Palais, Paris     Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Théodore Duret 1912 National Gallery of Art, Washington     Whistler, James (1834-1903) Portrait of Theodore Duret 1883 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York…

Pompiers courant à un incendie (1851)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Pompiers courant à un incendie (Firefighters running to a fire) 1851 Oil on canvas, 388 x 580 cm Petit Palais, Paris The Firemen is one of Courbet’s most enigmatic large-scale works. After the death of her brother, Juliette Courbet…

Paysage au tombeau (c.1818)

Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Paysage au tombeau (Landscape with a Tomb) c.1818 Oil on canvas, 250 x 220 cm Petit Palais, Paris Shortly after failing to win the Prix de Rome, Géricault set off for Italy in October 1816. No sooner had…

Marietta, dite L’odalisque romaine (1843)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Marietta, dite L’odalisque romaine (Marietta, known as The Roman Odalisque) 1843 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 29.3 x 44.2 cm Petit Palais, Paris Marietta posed for Corot in the studio of Achille Benouville during the painter’s third…

L’église de Moret, le soir (1894)

Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) L’église de Moret, le soir (The Church of Moret, Evening) 1894 Oil on canvas, 101 x 82 cm Petit Palais, Paris An impressionist from the early days, mainly attracted by the landscapes of Ile de France, the British…

Le Sommeil (1866)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Le Sommeil (The Sleep) 1866 Oil on canvas, 135 x 200 cm Petit Palais, Paris Courbet, who paved the way for Realism in the mid-19th century, remained on the fringes of official art thanks to the support of…

L’amateur d’estampes (c.1860)

Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) L’amateur d’estampes (The Print Lover) c.1860 Oil on canvas, 41 x 33.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris The prolific draughtsman Daumier frequently painted for himself, often going back to the same subjects in successive versions. This enthusiast caught up in…

Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (1862)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1862 Oil on canvas, 115 x 206 cm Petit Palais, Paris Tissot portrays the parable of the prodigal son in the Middle Ages. As a historical painter, he…

Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (1863)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (The Departure of the Prodigal Son) 1863 Oil on canvas, 107 x 226 cm Petit Palais, Paris Tissot portrays the parable of the prodigal son in the Middle Ages. As a historical painter,…