Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Doña Teresa Sureda (Thérèse Louise de Sureda) c.1803–1804 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 79.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Sureda, Teresa
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Père Magloire sur la route entre Saint-Clair et Étretat (Father Magloire on the Road between Saint-Clair and Étretat) 1884 Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm Private collection Compare: Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Père Magloire sur le chemin…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Pont de l’Europe (On the Pont de l’Europe) 1876–1877 Oil on canvas, 105.7 x 130.8 cm Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth Although his closest artist friends were Monet and Renoir, the key advocates for loose brushwork and bright color,…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna at the Fountain 1439 Oil on panel, 19 x 12 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Inscriptions: frame, lower: A XAN/ IOHES DE EYCK ME FECIT + PLEVIT ANO 1439° The Virgin Mary lovingly cradles the…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation c.1434–1436 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 90.2 x 34.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A play and a painting appear to have merged in Jan van Eyck’s dramatic Annunciation, which is rich with…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Le Navire dans la tempête (Boat in the Storm) c.1899 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris Was it the appeal of the voyage that prompted Rousseau to paint this ship? Except that this trip…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (Brieflezende vrouw) c.1663 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 39 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Enjoying a quiet, private moment, this young woman is absorbed in reading a letter in the morning light. She is…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman Holding a Balance (Vrouw met weegschaal) c.1664 Oil on canvas, 39.7 x 35.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Woman Holding a Balance is a superb example of Johannes Vermeer’s exquisite sense of stability and rhythm. A…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Girl with the Red Hat (Meisje met de rode hoed) c.1669 Oil on panel, 22.8 x 18 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Girl with the Red Hat is one of Johannes Vermeer’s smallest works, and it is…