Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Jeune femme couchée en costume espagnol (Reclining Young Woman in Spanish Costume) 1862–1863 Oil on canvas, 94.7 × 113.7 cm Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven Manet dedicates the painting “To my friend Nadar”. See also: • Nadar (1820-1910)
El Greco (1541-1614) San Francisco y el hermano León meditando sobre la muerte (Saint Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death) c.1600–1605 Oil on canvas, 168 x 103.2 cm National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Compare: El Greco (1541-1614) San Francisco medita…
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Adam 1507 Oil on panel, 209 x 81 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Dürer made this panel and its companion, Eve upon returning from his second trip to Italy in 1505. Both works constitute an effort to synthesize…
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Eve 1507 Oil on panel, 209 x 80 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Like the painting of Adam, represented on a separate panel, Eve’s unstable posture, her rhythmical movements and her affected gestures are sometimes interpreted as a…
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Portrait of a Man 1521 Oil on panel, 50 x 36 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This portrait is one of Dürer’s great creations. It offers a three-quarters view of an unidentified person. Dürer places him in front…
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Portrait of a Clergyman 1756–1760 Oil on canvas, 77 x 64 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is an early work by Reynolds. It lacks the verve and brilliance of his later output but is imbued with a…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Apollo e Dafne (Apollo and Daphne) 1741 Oil on canvas, 96 x 79 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Apollo insegue Dafne c.1755–1760 National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Ovid (43 BC-17/18 AD): The Metamorphoses (English)
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) San Rocco portato in cielo dagli angeli (Saint Roch Carried to Heaven by Angels) c.1735–1745 Oil on canvas, 41.4 x 33.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Siqueiros, David Alfaro (1896-1974) Autorretrato (Self-Portrait) 1948 Oil on hardboard, 120.7 x 90.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Famille de saltimbanques (Family of Saltimbanques) 1905 Oil on canvas, 212.8 x 229.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A group of three men, two children, and one woman gather in an empty, dusky rose-pink landscape under a…