Tag: costume

Théâtre de masques (1908)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Théâtre de masques (Theatre of Masks) 1908 Oil on canvas, 72 x 86 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Masks, both diabolic and caricaturesque, are one of the principal motifs found throughout the entire artistic output of the Belgian painter James…

Jardin d’amour (c.1925)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Jardin d’amour (Love garden) c.1925 Oil on panel, 36.8 x 46 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©VEGAP, Madrid Carmen Thyssen Collection The characters of a masked ball appear in a garden framed, like a stage, by tall trees. To…

Jeune femme en costume du XVIe siècle

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Jeune femme en costume du XVIe siècle (Young woman in 16th century costume) s.d. Pencil, red chalk, watercolor, 23.6 x 13.2 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Study for the painting kept in the Harrington Collection (Indianapolis), inspired by Goethe‘s…

Le vieux clown (Paillasse)

Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Le vieux clown, ou Paillasse (The Old Clown) s.d. Watercolor, 17.1 × 10.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The theme of the old clown (or Paillasse), of which several versions are known, takes place in the series of…

Jeune femme couchée en costume espagnol (1862-1863)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Jeune femme couchée en costume espagnol (Reclining Young Woman in Spanish Costume) 1862–1863 Oil on canvas, 94.7 × 113.7 cm Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven Manet dedicates the painting “To my friend Nadar”. See also: • Nadar (1820-1910)

Le bras noir (1856)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Le bras noir (The Black Arm) 1856 Pencil on paper, 47.3 x 51.8 cm National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa