Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Aristotele (Aristotle) 1637 Oil on canvas, 124.4 x 99 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Ribera‘s image of Aristotle is one of six imaginary portraits of ancient philosophers commissioned in 1636 by the prince of Liechtenstein. The artist’s…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Mendicante (Beggar) c.1650 Oil on canvas, 119 × 98 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) La presentazione al tempio (The Presentation in the Temple) c.1423 Oil on poplar, 26.5 x 62.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Element of the predella of the altarpiece painted in 1423 at the request of Palla Strozzi…
Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid 1862 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 63.5 cm Tate Britain, London Compare: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid 1884 Tate Britain, London Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Study of a head s.d. National…
Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid 1884 Oil on canvas, 293.4 x 135.9 cm Tate Britain, London This work was based on Alfred Tennyson‘s poem ‘The Beggar Maid’. King Cophetua of Ethiopia falls in love with Penelophon, a…
Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) A View in Cologne c.1660–1665 Oil on oak, 33.1 x 42.9 cm National Gallery, London This is one of at least four versions that Jan van der Heyden made of this scene of Cologne and its half-built…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Mendiant avec des huîtres, Le Philosophe (Beggar with Oysters, Philosopher) 1865–1867 Oil on canvas, 188 × 111 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago By age 30, Édouard Manet had gained recognition at the state-sponsored Salon exhibition in Paris…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Mendiant en manteau, Le Philosophe (Beggar with a Duffle Coat, Philosopher) 1865–1867 Oil on canvas, 187.7 × 109.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This painting and Beggar with Oysters were probably conceived as companion pieces. Édouard Manet…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Tre miracoli di San Zanobi (Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius) c.1500 Tempera on wood, 64.8 x 139.7 cm National Gallery, London This is the second panel in a series of four paintings that tell the story of Florence’s patron…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Une Mendiante romaine (A Roman Beggar Woman) 1857 Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 75.2 cm Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham