Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Le combat du Giaour et Hassan (The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan) 1826 Oil on canvas, 59.6 × 73.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This colorful scene was inspired by a poem from Lord Byron’s “Oriental tales,”…
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Il martirio e l’ultima comunione di Santa Lucia (The Martyrdom and Last Communion of Saint Lucy) 1585–1586 Oil on canvas, 139.7 x 173.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington While exposing her breast to the thrust of the dagger…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) & Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Mucius Scaevola before Lars Porsenna c.1618–1620 Oil on canvas, 187 × 156 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Allegoria della battaglia di Lepanto (Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto) 1571 Oil on canvas, 170 x 137 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le torero mort (The Dead Toreador) probably 1864 Oil on canvas, 75.9 x 153.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington From a low perspective, we look at a man wearing black and white, lying on the ground…