Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Portrait de Juliette Courbet (Portrait of Juliette Courbet) 1844 Oil on canvas, 77.5 x 62 cm Petit Palais, Paris See also: • Courbet, Juliette (1831-1915)
Portrait de Juliette Courbet (1844)
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Doña Isabel de Porcel (before 1805)
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Doña Isabel de Porcel before 1805 Oil on canvas, 82 x 54.6 cm National Gallery, London A woman sits or stands, the top half of her body swung to our left, as she turns towards someone or something outside…
Doña Teresa Sureda (c.1803-1804)
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Doña Teresa Sureda (Thérèse Louise de Sureda) c.1803–1804 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 79.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Sureda, Thérèse Louise Chapronde Saint Armand de
Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol (c.1803-1804)
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol c.1803–1804 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 79.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the knees up, a cleanshaven, young man with pale, peachy skin leans on his right elbow, to our left,…
Autoritratto alla spinetta (1577)
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto alla spinetta (Self-portrait at the spinet) 1577 Oil on canvas, 27 x 23.8 cm Accademia di San Luca, Roma Inscription: LAVINIA VIRGO PROSPERI FONTANAE FILIA EX SPECULO IMMAGINEM ORIS SUI EXPRESSIT ANNO MDLXXVII (Lavinia, virgin, daughter of…
Portrait of a man (c.1438-1440)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a man (from the Arnolfini family?) c.1438–1440 Oil on oak, 30 x 21.6 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The man, whose identity is not indicated by the picture itself, apparently belonged to the middle class, as his…
Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy (c.1435)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy c.1435 Oil on oak, 26.6 x 19.5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The middle-aged, male subject of this portrait is depicted as a half-figure who turns towards the left and is presented in front of…
Portrait of a Man, Léal Souvenir (1432)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a Man (Léal Souvenir) 1432 Oil on oak, 33.3 x 18.9 cm National Gallery, London This small portrait is puzzling in many ways. We don‘t know who this man was or why he is holding…
Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (1434)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Giovanni (?) Arnolfini and his Wife 1434 Oil on oak, 82.2 x 60 cm National Gallery, London This must be one of the most famous paintings in the world, and one of the most intriguing.…
Portrait de Joseph Brummer (1909)
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Portrait de Joseph Brummer (Portrait of Joseph Brummer) 1909 Oil on canvas, 115.9 × 88.3 cm National Gallery, London Staring straight at us while nonchalantly holding a cigarette is the Hungarian-born art dealer Joseph Brummer (1883‒1947). The portrait was…