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Jeunes femmes du village (1851-1852)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Jeunes femmes du village (Young Ladies of the Village) 1851–1852 Oil on canvas, 194.9 x 261 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This painting, which initiated a series of pictures devoted to the lives of women,…

La fortezza di Königstein (1756-1758)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–1780) La fortezza di Königstein (The Fortress of Königstein) 1756–1758 Oil on canvas, 133 x 235.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In the distance, a fortress sits on a rocky plateau below a sky filled with lightly…

Madonna del Prato (c.1500-1505)

Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow) c.1500–1505 Oil on synthetic panel, transferred from wood, 66.5 × 85.1 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary adores the Christ Child sleeping on her lap. Giovanni Bellini was one of…