Constable, John (1776-1837) The Cornfield 1826 Oil on canvas, 143 × 122 cm National Gallery, London A boy has paused from the thirsty work of herding sheep at noon to lie flat on the bank of a pool and drink its…
Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875) Paysans ramenant à la maison un veau né dans les champs (Peasants Bringing Home a Calf Born in the Fields) 1864 Oil on canvas, 81.1 × 100 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Compare: Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875) Ramenant à…
Lorenzo di Credi (c.1459-1537) Madonna della melagrana (Madonna and Child with a Pomegranate) 1475–1480 Oil on poplar panel, 16.5 x 13.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from about the waist up, a woman stands on the far side of a…
Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) L’Arc-en-ciel, Pontoise (The Rainbow, Pontoise) 1877 Oil on canvas, 52.9 x 81.5 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Impressionistic The rainbow, Pontoise reflects a typically impressionistic way of observing and painting. The sun has just broken through after a storm…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La sieste pendant la saison des foins (The siesta during the hay season) 1868 Oil on canvas, 212 x 273 cm Petit Palais, Paris
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Oliviers (Olive Trees) 1889 Oil on canvas, 73.66 x 92.71 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis This is one of fifteen canvases of olive trees that van Gogh executed between June and December of 1889. Earlier…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Usines à Clichy (Factories at Clichy) 1887 Oil on canvas, 53.7 x 72.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Vincent van Gogh depicted an expanse of factories billowing smoke into the air in the gritty, industrial…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Allegoria dell’Agricoltura (Allegory of Agriculture) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 121.4 x 192 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 that Giordano made in preparation for the ceiling frescoes in…