Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Three Trees 1643 Etching and drypoint, 21.1 x 27.8 cm Petit Palais, Paris Dominating the entire Dutch Golden age with his very strong artistic personality, Rembrandt has left not only a large number of paintings and drawings but also…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Large Landscape with Tower c.1651 Etching and drypoint, 12.3 x 31.3 cm Petit Palais, Paris In the field of landscape, it was Rembrandt who unquestionably captured with the greatest genius the highly particular essence of the Dutch countryside. This…
Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (1564-1638) The Wedding Procession 1623 Oil on panel, 71.5 x 122 cm Petit Palais, Paris A long wedding procession makes its way along the main road of a village, from the centre of the parish, shown on…
Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Paysage au tombeau (Landscape with a Tomb) c.1818 Oil on canvas, 250 x 220 cm Petit Palais, Paris Shortly after failing to win the Prix de Rome, Géricault set off for Italy in October 1816. No sooner had…
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) L’église de Moret, le soir (The Church of Moret, Evening) 1894 Oil on canvas, 101 x 82 cm Petit Palais, Paris An impressionist from the early days, mainly attracted by the landscapes of Ile de France, the British…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Les Demoiselles des bords de la Seine, été (Young Women of the banks of the Seine, summer) 1857 Oil on canvas, 174 x 206 cm Petit Palais, Paris These young women have come out from the city one hot…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (The Departure of the Prodigal Son) 1863 Oil on canvas, 107 x 226 cm Petit Palais, Paris Tissot portrays the parable of the prodigal son in the Middle Ages. As a historical painter,…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La sieste pendant la saison des foins (The siesta during the hay season) 1868 Oil on canvas, 212 x 273 cm Petit Palais, Paris This rural scene painted by Courbet offers a tranquil vision of peasant life, depicted…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont Royal et le Pavillon de Flore (The Pont Royal and the Pavillon de Flore) 1903 Oil on canvas, 54.5 x 65 cm Petit Palais, Paris In the spring of 1903, Pissarro temporarily moved into a hotel…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Combat du Giaour et du Pacha (Combat of the Giaour and the Pasha) 1835 Oil on canvas, 73 x 61 cm Petit Palais, Paris The Combat of the Giaour and the Pasha, painted by Delacroix in 1835, is…