Tag: England

Lady Lilith (c.1866)

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Lady Lilith c.1866 Chalk on paper, 62 x 57 cm Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv Compare: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Lady Lilith 1867 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     See also: • Cornforth, Fanny (1835-1909) | Goethe,…

Allegoria dell’Abbondanza (c.1480-1485)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Allegoria dell’Abbondanza (Allegory of Abundance) c.1480–1485 Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, on paper, 31.7 x 25.2 cm British Museum, London Abundance or Autumn; female figure wearing classical dress, holding the hand of a putto who holds…

Disegno architettonico (1518)

Michelangelo (1475-1564) Disegno architettonico (Architectural Drawing) 1518 Pen and brown ink on paper, 14.5 x 17.7 cm British Museum, London This drawing represents a semi-octagonal structure in plan and elevation, and is of problematic interpretation: it is clearly related to a…

Femme assise au Bois de Boulogne (1893-1894)

Manet, Julie (1878-1966) Femme assise au Bois de Boulogne (Seated woman in the Bois de Boulogne) 1893–1894 Watercolor on paper, 23 x 36 cm British Museum, London The watercolour was done by Julie Manet as a teenager at the same time…

L’église de Moret, le soir (1894)

Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) L’église de Moret, le soir (The Church of Moret, Evening) 1894 Oil on canvas, 101 x 82 cm Petit Palais, Paris An impressionist from the early days, mainly attracted by the landscapes of Ile de France, the British…

The Union of England and Scotland (1633-1634)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) 1633–1634 Oil on gessoed oak panel, 84.46 x 65.72 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis King Charles I of England (reigned 1625–49) commissioned…

Charles I (England)

(1600–1649) King of England (1625–1649) King of Ireland (1625–1649) King of Scotland (1625–1649) Charles I in Art: Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Charles I and his Son in the Studio of Van Dyck 1849 Tate Britain, London     Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The…