Tag: Art

Village par une rivière (1867)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Village par une rivière (Village by a River) probably 1867 Oil on wood. 35.6 x 58.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Boudin frequently painted landscapes along the coast of Brittany. This view of the village…

Sur la plage, Dieppe (1864)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Sur la plage, Dieppe (On the Beach, Dieppe) 1864 Oil on wood, 31.8 x 29.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The changing skies of France‘s Channel coast and the fashionable crowds on the resort beaches…

Sur la plage, coucher de soleil (1865)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Sur la plage, coucher de soleil (On the Beach, Sunset) 1865 Oil on wood, 38.1 x 58.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Boudin‘s masterful and convincing representation of light effects, such as the sunset in…

Beaulieu, La baie de Fourmis (1892)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Beaulieu, La baie de Fourmis (Beaulieu, The Bay of Fourmis) 1892 Oil on canvas, 54.9 x 90.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Painted in the small town of Beaulieu on the French Riviera in March…

Sur la plage à Trouville (1863)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Sur la plage à Trouville (On the Beach at Trouville) 1863 Oil on wood, 26.7 × 48.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Boudin, a native of Honfleur, began painting scenes of fashionable beach resorts along…

Virgen Niña (1658-1660)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Virgen Niña (Childhood of the Virgin) 1658–1660 Oil on canvas, 73.5 x 53.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Francisco de Zurbarán, one of the leading painters of the Spanish Golden Age, played an important role in…

San Lorenzo (1636)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Lorenzo (St Lawrence) 1636 Oil on canvas, 292 x 225 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Saint Lawrence is a splendid example of the austere laconic style of Francisco Zurbarán, who from 1628 was the chief…

Santa Isabel de Portugal (c.1635)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Isabel de Portugal c.1635 Oil on canvas, 184 x 98 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Born as princess of Aragon in 1271, the daughter of Peter III “the Great” and grand-daughter of James I “the…

Visión de san Pedro Nolasco (1629)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Visión de san Pedro Nolasco (Vision of St. Peter Nolasco) 1629 Oil on canvas, 179 x 223 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Founder of the order of la Merced Calzada, the saint is depicted kneeling, leaning on…

El Salvador bendiciendo (1638)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) El Salvador bendiciendo (The Saviour in Blessing) 1638 Oil on canvas, 100 x 72 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is the only example known to have been painted by Zurbarán of the medieval iconography of…