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London, from Greenwich (1811)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) London, from Greenwich 1811 Etching and mezzotint, 21.1 x 29.8 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This panoramic view is based on Joseph Mallord William Turner’s painting London from Greenwich Park (1809; Tate, London). The Queen’s…

Vase avec motif gravé (1938-1939)

Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956) Vase avec motif gravé (Vase with Engraved Design) 1938–1939 Engraved glass, h. 27.2 × diam. 23.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Made by Steuben Glass Works, American, 1903-2011.

La cascade (1910)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) La cascade (The Waterfall) 1910 Oil on canvas, 116.2 × 150.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Among the very last compositions Henri Rousseau painted, The Waterfall is typical of the large-scale jungle scenes for which he gained…

Eve (c.1533-1537)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Eve c.1533–1537 Oil on panel, 107.5 × 36.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago For most of his long career, Lucas Cranach the Elder was court painter to the Elector of Saxony. Although the general placement of…

The Temptation in the Garden of Eden (c.1600)

Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) The Temptation in the Garden of Eden c.1600 Oil on oak panel, 84 × 71.3 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Compare: Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) The Garden of Eden c.1610–1612 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid    

Giovane cavaliere in un paesaggio (c.1505)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Giovane cavaliere in un paesaggio (Young Knight in a Landscape) c.1505 Oil on canvas, 218.5 x 151.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The canvas, signed and dated by Carpaccio on a cartellino to the right of the figure, was…