Tag: figure

Théâtre de masques (1908)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Théâtre de masques (Theatre of Masks) 1908 Oil on canvas, 72 x 86 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Masks, both diabolic and caricaturesque, are one of the principal motifs found throughout the entire artistic output of the Belgian painter James…

Jardin d’amour (c.1925)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Jardin d’amour (Love garden) c.1925 Oil on panel, 36.8 x 46 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©VEGAP, Madrid Carmen Thyssen Collection The characters of a masked ball appear in a garden framed, like a stage, by tall trees. To…

La Tentation de Saint Antoine (1887)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) La Tentation de Saint Antoine (The Temptation of Saint Anthony) 1887 Pencil, charcoal, crayon, chalk and watercolor on paper, 179.5 × 154.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM,…