Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nature morte au melon et aux pêches (Still Life with Melon and Peaches) 1866 Oil on canvas, 68.3 x 91 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A white rose, grapes and other fruit, a squat gourd, a…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Huîtres (Oysters) 1862 Oil on canvas, 39.2 x 46.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A plate of oysters, a halved lemon, an oyster fork and shells, and a dish of salt are arranged on a wooden…
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) San Giovanni Battista nel deserto (St. John the Baptist in the Desert) 1586 Oil on copper, 34.50 x 26 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Nature morte avec pêches et raisins (Still Life with Peaches and Grapes) 1881 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Renoir spent part of the summer of 1881 at the country home…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Nature morte aux pêches (Still Life with Peaches) 1881 Oil on canvas, 53.3 x 64.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Reviewers of the 1882 Impressionist exhibition were dazzled by this “very appealing” still life of…
Guercino (1591-1666) Elia nutrito dai corvi (Elijah fed by Ravens) 1620 Oil on canvas, 195 x 156.5 cm National Gallery, London The monumental figure in this painting is Elijah, an Old Testament prophet who lived in the northern kingdom of…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna del Libro (Madonna of the Book) 1480–1481 Tempera on panel, 58 x 39.6 cm Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milano This painting depicts the Virgin and Child reading a book that is only partially visible. The layout and decoration of…