Tag: bird

Ophelia (1889)

Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) Ophelia 1889 Oil on canvas, 97.79 x 158.12 cm Private collection See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Giuliano de’ Medici (1478-1480)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Giuliano de’ Medici c.1478–1480 Tempera on panel, 75.5 x 52.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the chest up, a man with pale, yellow-tinged skin is angled to our right with downcast eyes in this vertical portrait…

San Gerolamo nello studio (c.1475)

Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) San Gerolamo nello studio (Saint Jerome in his Study) c.1475 Oil on lime, 45.7 x 36.2 cm National Gallery, London Born in the fourth century, Saint Jerome was a scholar and a monk. His translation of the…

Crocifissione (1475)

Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Crocifissione (Calvary) 1475 Oil on panel, 52.5 x 42.5 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp The dead Christ hangs from the Cross on Golgotha, also known as Mount Calvary. The Virgin Mary is mourning at his…

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…

Nature morte aux homards (1826-1827)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Nature morte aux homards, dit aussi Trophées de chasse et de pêche (Still-Life with Lobster, or Trophies of hunting and fishing) 1826–1827 Oil on canvas, 80.5 x 106.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

Sagrada Familia del pajarito (c.1650)

Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Sagrada Familia del pajarito (Holy Family with a Bird) c.1650 Oil on canvas, 144 x 188 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A domestic scene filled with tenderness showing the Virgin Mary winding a skein of thread and…

El aguador de Sevilla (c.1623)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) El aguador de Sevilla (The Waterseller of Seville) c.1623 Oil on canvas, 107.7 x 81.3 cm Wellington Museum, London This is one of the most famous early paintings by Velázquez, produced in his home town of Seville when…

Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga (1787-1788)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga 1787–1788 Oil on canvas, 127 x 101.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Outfitted in a splendid red costume, the son of the count and countess of Altamira is shown between…