Tag: figure

The Lock (c.1820-1825)

Constable, John (1776-1837) The Lock (Landscape) c.1820–1825 Oil on canvas, 71.5 x 92 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Attributed to John Constable.

The Hare Hunters (1566)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Hare Hunters 1566 Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 21.5 × 29.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching might represent two related proverbs popularized by the philosopher/writer Erasmus in the mid-1500s: “He who…

Tempête en approche (1864)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Tempête en approche (Approaching Storm) 1864 Oil on cradled panel, 36.3 × 57.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This painting by Eugène Boudin, a Norman painter and Claude Monet’s teacher, exemplifies the artist’s signature style and subject matter…

The Day of Judgment (1805)

Blake, William (1757-1827) The Day of Judgment 1805 Pen, ink and watercolor, over graphite, on paper, laid down on tan board, 27.4 × 22.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Veduta di Pirna con la Fortezza di Sonnenstein (c.1760)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–1780) Veduta di Pirna con la Fortezza di Sonnenstein (View of Pirna with the Fortress of Sonnenstein) c.1760 Oil on canvas, 49.3 × 79.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Well trained by his uncle, Canaletto, Bernardo Bellotto quickly established…

Pala di Gambassi (1527-1528)

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Pala di Gambassi, Madonna con Bambino in gloria e Santi (Gambassi Altarpiece, Virgin and Child in Glory with Six Saints) 1527–1528 Oil on panel, 209 x 176 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze This is the central panel of…

The Bowman (1882)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Bowman (frontispiece from The Epic of Kings, Stories Retold from Firdusi) 1882 Etching in black on cream wove paper, 18.7 × 13.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching is one of two prints that Sir Lawrence…

La Toilette (1895)

Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) La Toilette 1895 Etching on laid paper, 22.7 x 22.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington