Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Ritratto di un uomo (Portrait of a Man) 1720s Pastel on paper, 57.8 × 47 cm National Gallery, London An unknown man looks out from this portrait with a self-assured stare. His rosy lips, soft eyes and pale, youthful…
Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Christ Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns) c.1510 Oil on oak, 73.8 × 59 cm National Gallery, London Christ stares calmly out at us from the heart of this picture, his serenity a vivid contrast to the brutality of…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) San Luca (Saint Luke) 1570–1571 Oil on panel, 177.8 × 99.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Saint Luke and Saint Mark panels were part of a commission from Pope Pius V in 1569 to decorate the newly…
Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Self-Portrait c.1917, cast c.1925–1928 Bronze, 27.6 x 18.4 x 25.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Capo di un giovane che guarda in alto (Head of a Youth Looking Up) c.1485 Leadpoint and brown wash, heightened with white gouache on gray prepared paper, 25.5 x 19.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Portrait of a Man with an Arrow c.1470–1475 Oil on panel, 31.3 x 25.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the shoulders up, a man with peachy skin looks off to our left as he holds the…
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) A Young Man in a Large Hat 1626–1629 Oil on panel, 29.3 x 23.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Frans Hals was the preeminent portrait painter in Haarlem, the most important artistic center of Holland in the early…
Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Portrait of Doctor X 1910 Black pastel and watercolor on paper, 39.7 x 29.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Grande liseuse (Woman Reading) c.1922 Lithograph, 53.3 x 38.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835) Tête de femme (Head of a Woman) c.1820 Oil on canvas, 61 x 50.2 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford