Tag: figure

Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (1862)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1862 Oil on canvas, 115 x 206 cm Petit Palais, Paris Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue 1863 Petit Palais, Paris    

Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (1863)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (The Departure of the Prodigal Son) 1863 Oil on canvas, 107 x 226 cm Petit Palais, Paris Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le retour de l’enfant prodigue 1862 Petit Palais, Paris     See also:…

Le marchand de tapis (c.1887)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Le marchand de tapis (The Carpet Merchant) c.1887 Oil on canvas, 86.04 x 68.74 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Schooled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and honored by the French Salon, Jean-Léon Gérôme was a prolific and…

Les Convulsionnaires de Tanger (1837-1838)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Les Convulsionnaires de Tanger (The Convulsionists of Tangier) 1837–1838 Oil on canvas, 95.57 x 128.59 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Eugène Delacroix was the acknowledged master of the French Romantic school. In 1832, he traveled to North…

Vue de Tanger (1852-1853)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Vue de Tanger (View of Tangier) 1852–1853 Oil on canvas, 45.09 x 54.61 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis This painting once belonged to James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Minnesota railroad magnate whose collection of European paintings forms…

Vue de Tanger depuis la mer (1856-1858)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Vue de Tanger depuis la mer (View of Tangier from the Seashore) 1856–1858 Oil on canvas, 79.53 x 99.85 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Delacroix was one of the most influential artists in history. His painting style…

Betrayal of Christ (c.1618-1620)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Oil on canvas, 141.92 x 113.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Looser and less formal than the portraits that made him famous, this work was completed shortly before Van Dyck began…