Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) River Landscape 1607 Oil on coppper, 20.7 x 32.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington People gather under trees next to an expansive river dotted with boats in this horizontal landscape painting. The people are tiny…
Magritte, René (1898-1967) Les intermittences du coeur (The Fickleness of the Heart) 1950 Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 63.5 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford The Belgian Surrealist Magritte developed a set of symbols that he used in new combinations throughout his career. The…
Ensor, James (1860-1949) Repas comique, Banquet des affamés (Comical Repast, Banquet of the Starved) c.1917–1918 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 145.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The current title of this painting reflects the two names it was given…
Magritte, René (1898-1967) L’Art de la Conversation (The Art of Conversation) 1950 Oil on canvas, 81 x 65 cm New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans Compare: Magritte, René (1898-1967) L’Art de la Conversation 1955 Private collection
Ensor, James (1860-1949) Ma chambre préférée (My Favorite Room) 1892 Oil on canvas, 80 x 100 cm Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
Ensor, James (1860-1949) L’Intrigue (The Intrigue) 1911 Oil on canvas, 94.62 x 112.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis James Ensor, along with Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch, is considered a pioneer of Expressionism. But as a creator of…
(1836–1912) Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA The artist’s works: Mary Magdalene 1854 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Cleopatra at Philae c.1855–1912 Victoria and Albert Museum, London The Education of the Children of Clovis 1861 Private collection An Egyptian in a Doorway 1865 Metropolitan Museum of…
Ensor, James (1860-1949) La Cathédrale (The Cathedral) 1896 Etching, hand-colored with watercolor, 24.77 × 20 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
(1593–1678) The artist’s works: Head of Girl c.1615–1620 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester The Holy Family with Shepherds 1616 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Temptation of the Magdalene c.1616 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist…
Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Extensive Landscape With Travellers on a Country Road c.1608–1610 Oil on copper, 33.6 x 46.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis From an elevated viewpoint we see the city of Antwerp at the distant right,…