Tag: Art

Maud Franklin

(1857–1939) Maud in Art: Whistler, James (1834-1903) Arrangement in Yellow and Gray c.1876–1878 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam     Whistler, James (1834-1903) The Yellow Room c.1883–1884 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York   Born January 9 1857 Bicester (England) Died November 18 1939 near Cannes (France)…

Arrangement in Yellow and Gray: Effie Deans (c.1876-1878)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Arrangement in Yellow and Gray: Effie Deans c.1876–1878 Oil on canvas, 194 x 93 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam A standing young woman, full-length, in profile to the right. One of several paintings of standing women titled “Arrangement…”…

Baigneurs dans un paysage vallonné (c.1896-1898)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Baigneurs dans un paysage vallonné (Bathers in a hilly landscape) c.1896–1898 Print on paper, 479 x 635 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Alternative titles: Les Grands Baigneurs (The Great Bathers) / Baigneurs au repos (Bathers at rest).

Mary Magdalene (1854)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Mary Magdalene 1854 Oil on paper on panel, 31 × 35 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Head of a young woman. Together with SK-A-4173 forms a bust of Mary Magdalene. (RIJKS)

Self-portrait (1887)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-portrait (F0295-JH1211) 1887 Oil on cardboard, 42 x 34 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam After hearing from his brother Theo about the new colourful French painting, Vincent went to live in Paris in 1886. He soon tried the French…

Deposizione di Cristo nel sepolcro (c.1480)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Deposizione di Cristo nel sepolcro (The Entombment of Christ) c.1480 Partially gilded bronze, silver, 24.4 cm × 44.9 cm × 2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Attributed to Andrea Mantegna (c.1431-1506). This extraordinary work combines the qualities of painting…

Piazza San Marco a Venezia (after 1776)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Piazza San Marco a Venezia (St. Mark’s Square in Venice) after 1776 Oil on canvas, 29.5 × 44.7 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna See also: • Piazza San Marco (Venezia)

Mangiatore di pesce (c.1660)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Mangiatore di pesce (Fish Eater) c.1660 Oil on canvas, 124 × 102 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Compare: Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Mangiatore di pasta, Allegoria del gusto c.1660 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton    

Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (c.1626-1628)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (Rest on the Flight into Egypt) c.1626–1628 Oil on canvas, 138.5 × 216 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower left: HORATIVS GENTILESHVS FECIT On the run from Herod, the Holy Family rests…