Gachet, Paul (1828-1909) Les Pommes (Apples) s.d. Oil on cardboard, 27 x 35 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Les Pommes (s.d.)
Tag: candle
Corner of a Library (1711)
Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) Corner of a Library 1711 Oil on canvas, 77 x 63.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The present canvas had an inscription on the pedestal of the candelabrum which is partly lost and repainted, but which originally…
Le Dormeur téméraire (1928)
Magritte, René (1898-1967) Le Dormeur téméraire (The Reckless Sleeper) 1928 Oil on canvas, 116 × 81 x 2 cm Tate Britain, London A figure sleeps in a wooden alcove above a dark cloudy sky. The way into this space is barred…
Femmes en prière (1888)
Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911) Femmes en prière (Women in Prayer) 1888 Oil on canvas, 133.5 × 177 cm Tate Britain, London
Samson and Delilah (c.1609-1610)
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Samson and Delilah c.1609–1610 Oil on wood, 185 × 205 cm National Gallery, London Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson and Delilah portrays a tragedy of love and betrayal. According to the Old Testament, Samson, a Jewish hero blessed…
L’empereur Napoléon dans son cabinet aux Tuileries (1812)
David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) L’empereur Napoléon dans son cabinet aux Tuileries (The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries) 1812 Oil on canvas, 203.9 × 125.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington How do portraits influence the way we see historic figures?…
At the Piano (1902, 1908)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) At the Piano 1902, 1908 Oil on canvas, 61.3 x 66.4 cm Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati
The Holy Family with Shepherds (1616)
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Holy Family with Shepherds 1616 Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 106.7 x 76.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Working in Antwerp, the commercial center of the Spanish Netherlands, Jordaens catered to an international audience…
Still Life with a Bible (1664)
Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) Still Life with a Bible 1664 Oil on panel, 20.7 x 27 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague
La douleur du pacha (1885)
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) La douleur du pacha (The Grief of the Pasha) 1885 Oil on canvas, 92.71 x 73.66 cm Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha