Tag: bust

Autoritratto (1909)

Severini, Gino (1883-1966) Autoritratto (Self-Portrait) 1909 Pastel on gray wove paper, 50 × 29.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1865)

Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (after Alphonse Charles Masson) 1865 Crayon, with touches of graphite, over charcoal, with stumping, on paper, 16.2 x 10.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago After Alphonse Charles Masson (1814-1898). See also: • Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867)

Portrait d’un homme en costume (c.1767-1768)

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Portrait d’un homme en costume (Portrait of a Man in Costume) c.1767–1768 Oil on canvas, 80.3 × 64.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Jean-Honoré Fragonard is perhaps best known for his light-hearted, amorous subjects, which seem to embody…

Testa di Medusa (c.1801)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Testa di Medusa (Head of Medusa) c.1801 Plaster, h. 31 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova dominated Rome’s artistic scene at the turn of the 19th century. This plaster is a partial model for his…

Busto di Paride (1809)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Paride (Bust of Paris) 1809 Marble, 69.9 × 30.8 × 28 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscription: Ant(o)nio Quatremere/Amico Optimo/Antonius Canova/Dono Dedit/F. Romae/An. MDCCCIX”. The enormously popular Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova frequently made replicas or variants…

Autoritratto (1812)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Autoritratto (Self-Portrait) 1812 Plaster, 90.5 × 47.6 × 28.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscrition: CANOVA SELPSUM F A N MDCCCXII (back shoulder).

Buste de jeune fille (1868)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Buste de jeune fille (Bust of a Young Girl) 1868 Terracotta with plaster, 31.1 x 16.5 x 17.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

Les intermittences du coeur (1950)

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…

Buste de Sarah Bernhardt (1895)

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)