Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Le Massacre des Innocents (The Massacre of the Innocents) 1626–1627 Oil on canvas, 97 x 131.7 cm Petit Palais, Paris The Gospel of St. Matthew tells the story of the Massacre of the Innocents. King Herod ordered the…
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…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) 1633–1634 Oil on gessoed oak panel, 84.46 x 65.72 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis King Charles I of England (reigned 1625–49) commissioned…
Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) The Barefooted Child c.1896–1897 Drypoint and aquatint, 24.13 x 31.59 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Mary Cassatt broke out of Philadelphia society, moving to Paris to pursue art in a more open environment. She had seen…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) L’Enfant au biscuit (Child with a Biscuit) c.1899 Color lithograph, 31.5 x 26.2 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis See also: • Renoir, Jean (1894-1979)
Masolino da Panicale (c.1383-c.1440) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) 1423 Tempera on poplar wood, 96 x 52 cm Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Finding of Moses 1904 Oil on canvas, 136.7 × 213.4 cm Private collection
Verrocchio, Andrea del (1435-1488) Madonna col Bambino e angeli (Madonna and Child with Angels) c.1475 Stucco & paint relief, 140 x 80.5 x 15.5 cm Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La Fuite en Egypte (The Flight into Egypt) 1627–1628 Oil on canvas, 102.9 x 127.6 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) La Sainte Famille, Le Repos pendant la fuite en Égypte (Holy Family, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt) 1719 Oil on canvas, 117 × 98 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg