Tag: eagle

Dish (c.1900)

De Morgan, William (1839-1917) Dish c.1900 Ceramic, diameter: 2.5 x 25.2 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Designed by William Frend De Morgan (British, 1839-1917); decorated by Charles Passenger (British).

Paysage avec Saint Jean à Patmos (1640)

Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Paysage avec Saint Jean à Patmos (Landscape with Saint John on Patmos) 1640 Oil on canvas, 100.3 × 136.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Although French by birth and training, Nicolas Poussin spent most of his career in…

San Juan Bautista señalando a Cristo (c.1655)

Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) San Juan Bautista señalando a Cristo (Saint John the Baptist Pointing to Christ) c.1655 Oil on canvas, 270.2 × 184.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This is one of four large canvases devoted to the life…

Prometeo (c.1660)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Prometeo (Prometheus) c.1660 Oil on canvas, 186 × 132 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Aigle expirant (c.1900)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Aigle expirant (Eagle Expiring, Monument for Waterloo) modeled c.1900 (cast after 1902) Gilt bronze, 68.6 × 71.1 × 43.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Compare: Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) L’aigle expirant de Waterloo c.1902 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston    

L’aigle expirant de Waterloo (c.1902)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) L’aigle expirant de Waterloo (The Expiring Eagle of Waterloo) c.1902 Gilt bronze mounted on worked granite, 69.2 × 66 × 43.2 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Compare: Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Aigle expirant modeled c.1900 (cast after 1902) Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago…

Tizio (1632)

Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Tizio (Tityus) 1632 Oil on canvas, 227 × 301 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Tityus, the son of Jupiter and Elara, appears chained to the boulder in Tartarus while an eagle eternally devours his liver. The Giant received…

Allegoria della Fortezza (early 1680s)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Allegoria della Fortezza (Allegory of Fortitude) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 95 x 99.2 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 – ten of which are in the National Gallery’s…

Apoteosi dei Medici (early 1680s)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Apoteosi dei Medici (Apotheosis of the Medici) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 139 x 65.2 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 paintings – ten of which are in…