Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Erasmus 1523 Oil on wood, 73.6 x 51.4 cm National Gallery, London On loan from Longford Castle collection, © Longford Castle Collection Erasmus (1466/9 – 1536) was one of the most famous writers of his day…
Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Portrait of Henry VIII of England c.1537 Oil on panel, 28 x 20 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Portraiture was the most popular genre in sixteenth-century England, and indeed one of the few available to artists following the…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Une Mendiante romaine (A Roman Beggar Woman) 1857 Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 75.2 cm Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait de Mademoiselle Claus (Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus) 1868 Oil on canvas, 115.7 x 72.8 cm Ashmolean Museum, Oxford After twice failing the entrance exam to train as a naval officer, Édouard Manet (1832–83) went to Paris to pursue…
(1834–1902) Otto Franz Scholderer The artist’s works: Lilac c.1860–1902 National Gallery, London Portrait of the Artist’s Wife probably 1872–1873 National Gallery, London The Artist’s Wife on the Ottoman 1873 Städel Museum, Frankfurt Oysters 1891 National Museum Wales, Cardiff Otto Scholderer in Art: Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904)…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) L’Escargot (The Snail) 1953 Gouache on paper, cut and pasted on paper mounted on canvas, 286.4 x 287 cm Tate Britain, London © Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2024 After 1948 Matisse was prevented from painting by ill health but, although…
(1837–1911) The artist’s works: Portrait de l’artiste s.d. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Étude de tête Mid 1800s-early 1900s Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Cupidon et Psyché exhibited 1867 Tate Britain, London Répétition du service c.1870 Tate Britain, London Portrait de femme 1875 National Gallery of…
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Portrait of Albrecht Dürer the Elder (Bildnis des Albrecht Dürer des Älteren) 1497 Oil on lime, 51 x 40.3 cm National Gallery, London The inscription at the top of this picture tells us the sitter is Dürer’s father, Albrecht…
