Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Retrato de un hombre, posible autorretrato (Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Self-Portrait) c.1635 Oil on canvas, 68.6 x 55.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The broken, flickering outlines that keep the surface and flesh alive in…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Pierre Puvis de Chavannes modeled c.1890, cast c.1910 Bronze, 53.3 × 50.8 × 31.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cast by Alexis Rudier (French) Rodin neither selected his male and female sitters in the same way, nor…
La Tour, Georges de (1593-1652) La Diseuse de bonne aventure (The Fortune-Teller) probably 1630s Oil on canvas, 101.9 x 123.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Darting eyes and busy hands create a captivating narrative between otherwise staid figures, each…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El Duque de Wellington (The Duke of Wellington) 1812–1814 Oil on wood, 64.3 × 52.4 cm National Gallery, London This is a portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, one of the leading military and political figures…
Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) Self-Portrait 1971 Oil on canvas, 35.5 × 30.5 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. / DACS, London / ARS, NY 2019 The body has long served as an inspiration for…
Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) Study for a Portrait 1952 Oil paint and sand on canvas, 66.1 × 56.1 × 1.8 cm Tate Britain, London © Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025 Francis Bacon painted directly onto the raw, unprimed side of the…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Autoportrait (Self-portrait) 1889 Tempera on canvas, 21.5 x 15.8 cm Private collection
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Profil de jeune fille (Young girl profile) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 32.7 x 24.7 cm Private collection A towering figure in the second half of the nineteenth century, Édouard Manet was a serious and dedicated artist strongly committed…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait d’Alice Legouvé dans un Fauteuil (Portrait of Alice Legouvé in an armchair) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 26 × 28 cm Hammer Museum, Los Angeles See also: • Legouvé, Alice
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Femme à l’ombrelle (The Woman with the Umbrella) 1872 Oil on canvas, 48.2 x 40 cm Private collection Staring out boldly at the viewer, a blue umbrella perched on her shoulder and dressed in an elegant black…