Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Portrait de Jean Cocteau (Portrait of Jean Cocteau) 1916 Pencil on paper, 42.1 26.3 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The now highly admired Modigliani died at the age of 35 in Paris from a combination of tuberculosis, alcohol, narcotics and…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Cristo in casa di Simone il fariseo (Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee) 1544 Pen, ink, chalk and brush on paper, 55.6 x 41.4 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam This detailed drawing on blue paper is a study…
Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Testa di Maria, in Adorazione (Head of Mary, in an Adoration) 1518–1523 Chalk on paper, 32.1 x 23.9 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Studio di un cranio (Study of a skull) c.1545 Chalk on paper, 13.5 x 17.2 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de Pierre Renoir (Portrait of Pierre Renoir) 1893 Lithograph on paper, 29 x 23.6 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam See also: • Renoir, Pierre (1885-1952)
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Berthe Morisot dessinant, avec sa fille (Berthe Morisot drawing, with her daughter) 1888 Drypoint on paper, 18.9 x 13.8 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Morisot‘s prints were first printed between 1888–1890. A first reprint as a series by Ernst Rouart…
Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) St Luke Drawing the Virgin 15th century Oil on canvas, 102.5 x 108.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg The subject is taken from a 6th-century legend of Greek origin, according to which St Luke was the…
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) Testa d’uomo (Head of a Man) 1480s Pen and brush on paper, 26.9 x 18.7 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Portrait d’une jeune femme (Portrait of a Young Woman) c.1815 Pencil on paper, 28 x 20.7 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Nude Girl with Arms Outstretched 1911 Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper, 48 x 31.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid At the beginning of the twentieth century, when sexuality began to be explored more seriously, some artists — among…