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La grande odalisque (1814)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Une odalisque, dite La grande odalisque (An Odalisque, called The Great Odalisque) 1814 Oil on canvas, 91 x 162 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Naked woman, 3/4 face surrounded by a turban tied at the nape…

L’apothéose d’Homère (1827)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Homère déifié, dit aussi L’apothéose d’Homère (Homer deified, also known as The Apotheosis of Homer) 1827 Oil on canvas, 386 x 512 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris In front of a temple with a pediment inscribed…

Oedipe explique l’énigme du sphinx (1808)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Oedipe explique l’énigme du sphinx (Oedipus explains the enigma of the Sphinx) 1808 Oil on canvas, 189 x 144 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Interior of a cave; naked Oedipus standing in profile with one foot…

La Vierge à l’hostie (1854)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) La Vierge à l’hostie (The Virgin with the Host) 1854 Oil on canvas, diameter 113 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Repetition with variants of the Virgin painted in 1841 for the future Tsar Alexander II (Pushkin Museum, Moscow). Compare: Ingres,…

La Vierge à l’hostie (1841)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) La Vierge à l’hostie (The Virgin with the Host) 1841 Oil on canvas, 116 х 84 cm Pushkin Museum, Moscow Compare: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) La Vierge adorant l’hostie 1852 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York    …

Donna con mandolino (1755-1760)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Donna con mandolino (Woman with a Mandolin) 1755–1760 Oil on canvas, 93.7 × 75 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Tiepolo‘s work reflects the culmination of the baroque tradition in Venice. In this painting the artist celebrated the…

San Giuseppe e Gesù Bambino (1767-1769)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) San Giuseppe e Gesù Bambino (Saint Joseph and the Christ Child) 1767–1769 Oil on canvas, 154 × 111.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit This imposing yet tender representation of Saint Joseph gently cradling the infant Jesus in…

Mosquito Nets (1908)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Mosquito Nets 1908 Oil on canvas, 57.2 × 71.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Mosquito Nets is a beautiful example of Sargent’s ability to translate a momentary impression into a masterful composition. The picture represents the…

Autoportrait (c.1893)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Autoportrait (Self-portrait) c.1893 Oil on canvas, 46 × 38.1 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Gauguin exemplified the restless artistic spirit. In this image, painted during a brief return to Paris from Tahiti in 1893, he plays the…