Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) François 1er reçoit les derniers soupirs de Léonard de Vinci (Francis I receives the last breaths of Leonardo da Vinci) 1818 Oil on canvas, 40 x 50.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris See also: • Francis I,…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Combat du Giaour et du Pacha (Combat of the Giaour and the Pasha) 1835 Oil on canvas, 73 x 61 cm Petit Palais, Paris Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Le combat du Giaour et Hassan 1826 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Jeunes grecs à la mosquée (Young Greeks in the Mosque) 1865 Oil on panel, 37.8 x 27.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Gérôme traveled frequently in the Near East and specialized in scenes of daily life there. Since…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) 1633–1634 Oil on gessoed oak panel, 84.46 x 65.72 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis King Charles I of England (reigned 1625–49) commissioned…
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Oil on canvas, 141.92 x 113.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Looser and less formal than the portraits that made him famous, this work was completed shortly before Van Dyck began…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La mort de Germanicus (The Death of Germanicus) 1627 Oil on canvas, 148 x 198.1 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis The young Roman general Germanicus has just been poisoned by his jealous adoptive father, the emperor…