Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) La pêcheuse (The Fisherwoman) 4th quarter of the 19th century Oil on canvas, 41 x 33 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Dedicated “to Miss Alix Massé, her cordially devoted P. Puvis de Chavannes”.
Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Madonna Montalto (The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist) c.1600 Oil on copper, 35 x 27.5 cm National Gallery, London Domesticity reigns in this exquisite little picture. A delightfully pretty Virgin Mary balances a squirming,…
Lippi, Filippino (1457-1504) La Sacra Famiglia con San Giovanni Battista e Santa Margherita (The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Margaret) 1495 Tempera and oil on wood, diameter 153 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Lippi‘s sophisticated composition…
Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Il ritrovamento di Mosè (The Finding of Moses) early 1630s Oil on canvas, 257 × 301 cm National Gallery, London In this vast canvas Orazio Gentileschi depicts the Old Testament story of the Finding of Moses (Exodus 2:2-10).…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La Sainte Famille sur les marches (The Holy Family on the Steps) 1648 Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 105.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Poussin placed small wax models in a box pierced with holes to study…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Glaucus and Nydia 1867 Oil on wood panel, 55.5 x 81 x 4.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Alma-Tadema, one of the most popular Victorian painters, became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the…
Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Deux femmes portant des paniers en Martinique (Two Basket-Bearing Women in Martinique) 1889 Watercolour on paper, 22.1 x 30.4 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam See also: • Martinique (France)
Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Femmes au bord de la mer, esquisse (Women by the sea, sketch) 1887–1889 Oil on canvas, 65 x 91.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Martinique (France)
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Nature morte: Pommes et poires dans un panier rond (Still Life: Apples and Pears in a Round Basket) 1872 Oil on canvas, 45.7 x 55.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton One of Pissarro’s rare still lifes, this…
Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Le vase de fleurs (The Vase of Flowers) 1940 Gouache, 64 x 46.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris