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Corpus (c.1650)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Corpus (The Crucified Christ) c.1650 Bronze, 174 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Il ritorno del figliol prodigo (1654-1655)

Guercino (1591-1666) Il ritorno del figliol prodigo (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1654–1655 Oil on canvas, 155.6 x 146.1 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego The parable depicted by Il Guercino (a nickname meaning “squint-eyed”) is the one most…

Saint Bartholomew (1657)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Saint Bartholomew 1657 Oil on canvas, 122.7 x 99.7 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the greatest artists of all time and acclaimed for his compelling representations of the human condition. Known…

San Francisco en meditación (c.1635)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Francisco en meditación (Saint Francis in Meditation) c.1635 Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 68.6 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Zurbarán is recognized as one of the greatest Spanish painters of the seventeenth century. He…

Il Sogno (c.1533)

Michelangelo (1475-1564) Il Sogno (The Dream) c.1533 Black chalk on laid paper, 27.8 x 39.8 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London One of the finest Renaissance drawings, The Dream is amongst The Courtauld’s greatest treasures. The meaning of this enigmatic work is elusive,…

L’Ascète (1903)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) L’Ascète (The Ascetic) 1903 Oil on canvas, 118.4 x 80.6 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Between 1901 and 1904, during what is now called his Blue Period, Picasso pursued the themes of suffering and alienation, taking the sick, the…

Mauvaise surprise (1899-1901)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Mauvaise surprise (Unpleasant Surprise) 1899–1901 Oil on canvas, 194.5 x 129.5 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The large-scale jungle scenes of Henri Rousseau are rife with violent struggles between wild animals such as lions, tigers, and horses. Here, a…

Femme à l’éventail (1886)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Femme à l’éventail (Woman with Fan) 1886 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 45.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia This painting exemplifies the drastic shift in Renoir‘s style during the mid-1880s. After several years of working in an impressionist mode…

Portrait de Jeanne Hébuterne (1918)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Portrait de Jeanne Hébuterne (Portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne) 1918 Oil on canvas, 99.7 x 64.8 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Jeanne Hébuterne, Modigliani‘s last mistress, is recognizable by her auburn hair, blank blue eyes, and swanlike neck. Painted the…