Tag: drapery

La soeur de l’artiste à la fenêtre (1869)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) La soeur de l’artiste à la fenêtre (The Artist’s Sister at a Window) 1869 Oil on canvas, 54.8 x 46.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A young woman with pale peach skin and light brown hair sits…

Antiochus et Stratonice (c.1838)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Antiochus et Stratonice (Antiochus and Stratonice) c.1838 Oil on linen, 48.1 x 63.9 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Struck by a mysterious illness, Antiochus lies in bed near death. His grieving father, who has recently…

Il sacrificio di Isacco (1750s)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Il sacrificio di Isacco (The Sacrifice of Isaac) 1750s Oil on canvas, 56.5 x 75.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of…

Tannhäuser (1886)

Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Tannhäuser 1886 Oil on canvas, 86.4 x 103.3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Tannhäuser, the male figure seated on the left, does not seem fully engaged in this merry scene. Among pale bodies and pastel hues, he…

La Sagrada Familia con María Magdalena (c.1590-1595)

El Greco (1541-1614) La Sagrada Familia con María Magdalena (The Holy Family with Mary Magdalene) c.1590–1595 Oil on canvas, 130 x 100 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland The seemingly weightless figures, the startling color combinations, and the moody, imprecise setting…

Le chant du berger (1891)

Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Le chant du berger (The Shepherd’s Song) 1891 Oil on canvas, 104.5 x 109.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Puvis adapted this composition from a mural that he made for the Musée des Beaux-Arts…

L’été (1891)

Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) L’été (Summer) 1891 Oil on fabric, 149.6 x 232.4 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Puvis de Chavannes was considered one of the foremost artists in France in the second half of the 1800, and was…

Le Repos (1879)

Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Le Repos (Rest) 1879 Oil on fabric, 164.5 x 117.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland One of the most celebrated academic painters of his time, Bouguereau underscores the moral virtues of the Italian peasants in this painting…

Bacchante sur une panthère (1855)

Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Bacchante sur une panthère (Bacchante on a Panther) 1855 Oil on fabric, 71.3 x 111.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair). These paintings are from a series…

Arion sur un hippocampe (1855)

Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Arion sur un hippocampe (Arion on a Sea Horse) 1855 Oil on fabric, 71.3 x 111.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair). These paintings are from a…