Tag: England

The Angel of Death I (1880)

De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) The Angel of Death I 1880 Oil on canvas, 93 x 112.8 cm De Morgan Collection The theme of death was an increasingly common theme in Evelyn‘s oeuvre as time went by. The Angel of Death…

Evelyn De Morgan

(1855–1919) Evelyn De Morgan, née Mary Evelyn Pickering The artist’s works: Cadmus and Harmonia 1877 De Morgan Collection The Angel of Death I 1880 De Morgan Collection The Little Sea Maid 1880–1888 De Morgan Collection Love’s Passing 1883–1884 De Morgan…

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds (1826)

Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds 1826 Oil on canvas, 88.9 x 112.4 cm Frick Collection, New York This is one of several versions that Constable painted of the south facade of Salisbury Cathedral, the celebrated Anglican church about…

An Egyptian in a Doorway (1865)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) An Egyptian in a Doorway 1865 Oil on wood, 55.9 x 39.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In the mid-1860s, Alma-Tadema painted a number of subjects set in ancient Egypt, in which convincing archaeological precision and uncanny…

Bougival (1876)

Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Bougival 1876 Oil on canvas, 62.2 x 73.7 cm Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati See also: • Bougival (France)