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…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Buste de Sarah Bernhardt (Bust of Sarah Bernhardt) 1895 Patinated plaster, height 68.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford See also: • Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923)
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Ferdinand Philippe, Duc d’Orléans 1844 Oil on canvas, 73 x 59.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford See also: • Ferdinand-Philippe d’Orléans (1810-1842)
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Monsignor Francesco Barberini c.1623 Marble, 80.01 x 65.88 x 25.72 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This free-standing, white marble sculpture shows the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a balding, bearded man. In this photograph, his body…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) William De Morgan 1909 Oil on canvas, 68.8 x 54.8 cm National Portrait Gallery, London Painted by his wife, the renowned artist Evelyn de Morgan, this portrait shows De Morgan ‘surrounded by tokens of his two professions’, holding…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) La Mariée (The Bride) 1879 Pastel on canvas, 46.4 x 38.5 cm Private collection See also: • Guérard-Gonzalès, Jeanne (1852-1924)
Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Portrait of a Young Woman c.1435–1440 Silverpoint on cream prepared paper, 16.6 x 11.6 cm British Museum, London
Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Vuillard au col blanc (Self-portrait with White Collar) 1888 Oil on canvas, 39.5 x 31 cm Private collection This beautiful 1888 self-portrait of Edouard Vuillard is a prescient expression of the Nabi painter’s intimist talent that would…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Buste de femme en rouge (Female Bust in Red) 1915 Red gouache and black ink wash, 35.56 x 26.19 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis In Paris, where he moved in 1906 from his native Italy, Amedeo…
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Portrait of the Artist 1859 Etching and drypoint on paper, 22.5 x 14.8 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Self-portrait etching by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Signed and dated 1859. The artist depicts himself full-face, bust-length, staring…