Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Jeune fille chrétienne (Young Christian Girl) 1894 Oil on canvas, 65.3 x 46.7 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown See also: • Bretagne (France)
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Mauvaise surprise (Unpleasant Surprise) 1901 Oil on canvas, 194.6 x 129.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The large-scale jungle scenes of Henri Rousseau are rife with violent struggles between wild animals such as lions, tigers, and horses. Here, a…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Léda au cygne (Leda and the Swan) c.1880 (possibly later) Oil on canvas, 59.7 x 74.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia This picture is unusual in Cézanne‘s oeuvre for its specific literary subject matter. It represents the story from Ovid‘s…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Virgin and Child with a Bunch of Grapes c.1509–1510 Oil on panel, 71.5 x 44.2 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the leading figures in the 16th-century…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de Nini Lopez (Portrait of Nini Lopez) 1876 Oil on canvas, 54 x 39 cm Musée d’art moderne André Malraux, Le Havre See also: • López, Nini
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Baigneuse blonde (Blonde Bather) 1882 Oil on canvas, 90 x 63 cm Pinacoteca Agnelli, Torino Compare: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Baigneuse blonde 1881 Clark Art Institute, Williamstown See also: • Charigot, Aline (1859-1915)