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Amore e Psiche (1796)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Amore e Psiche (Cupid and Psyche) 1796 Marble, 148 x 172 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg The theories of Neoclassicism, formulated in the works of the German scholar and philosopher Johann Joachim Winckelmann, were vividly embodied in the…

Amore e Psiche in piedi (c.1797)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Amore e Psiche in piedi (Cupid and Psyche Standing) c.1797 Marble, height: 145.1 cm; width: 63 cm; depth: 56 cm; diameter: 74 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Apuleius (c.124-c.170): Psyche et Cupido (Latin)

Antonio Canova

(1757–1822) Marchese d’Ischia The artist’s works: Euridice 1775–1776 Museo Correr, Venezia Orfeo 1775–1776 Museo Correr, Venezia Dedalo e Icaro 1777–1779 Museo Correr, Venezia Orfeo 1777 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Teseo sul Minotauro 1782 Victoria and Albert Museum, London Amore e Psiche che si abbracciano 1787–1793…

Crucifixion blanche (1938)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Crucifixion blanche (White Crucifixion) 1938 Oil on canvas, 154.6 x 140 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris White Crucifixion is the first in Marc Chagall’s series of…

Le Violiniste (1912-1913)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Le Violiniste (The Fiddler) 1912–1913 Oil on linen tablecloth, 196.5 x 166.5 x 6.5 cm Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Marc Chagall completed The Violinist shortly after moving from St. Petersburg to Paris. It is a good example of the…

Autoportrait aux sept doigts (1912-1913)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Autoportrait aux sept doigts (Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers) 1912–1913 Oil on canvas, 135.5 x 117 x 6 cm Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Marc Chagall‘s Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers is not a naturalistic image, yet it describes a great deal…

Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam)

Founded: 1874 Address: Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, Netherlands Website: https://www.stedelijk.nl/en Collection: • Chagall, Marc (1887-1985): Autoportrait aux sept doigts (1912-13) • Chagall, Marc (1887-1985): Le Violiniste (1912-13) • Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890): La Berceuse (1889) See also: • Amsterdam (Netherlands) | Museums

Moi et le village (1911)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Moi et le village (I and the Village) 1911 Oil on canvas, 192.1 x 151.4 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York Chagall grew up in a Hasidic Jewish community in what is today Belarus. I and the…

Paris par la fenêtre (1913)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Paris par la fenêtre (Paris Through the Window) 1913 Oil on canvas, 136 x 141.9 cm Guggenheim Museum, New York After Marc Chagall moved to Paris from Russia in 1910, his paintings quickly came to reflect the latest…