Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) Home, Sweet Home c.1863 Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 41.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In a camp, two soldiers wearing blue uniforms are lost in thought as they listen to a military band playing music in the…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Aeneas in the underworld s.d. Oil on oak panel, 47 x 32 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff See also: • The Aeneid (English) | Virgil (70 BC-19 BC)
Magritte, René (1898-1967) Le masque vide (The empty mask) 1928 Oil on canvas, 81.2 x 116.2 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Samson and Delilah c.1609–1610 Oil on wood, 185 × 205 cm National Gallery, London Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson and Delilah portrays a tragedy of love and betrayal. According to the Old Testament, Samson, a Jewish hero blessed…
Giotto (c.1267-1337) & Workshop Pentecoste (Pentecost) c.1310–1318 Egg tempera on poplar, 45.5 × 44 cm National Gallery, London The simplicity of the storytelling, the inclusion of lively details – like the old man who turns his head to better hear the…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Les Saisons: L’Hiver (Seasons: Winter) c.1860 Oil on canvas Petit Palais, Paris Cézanne as a young painter signed “Ingres” on several works. Compare: Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Les Saisons: Le Printemps c.1860 Petit Palais, Paris Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Les Saisons: L’Eté c.1860…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Pompiers courant à un incendie (Firefighters running to a fire) 1851 Oil on canvas, 388 x 580 cm Petit Palais, Paris
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) 1633–1634 Oil on gessoed oak panel, 84.46 x 65.72 cm Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis See also: • Charles I (England)
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Oil on canvas, 141.92 x 113.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis Compare: Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Oil on canvas, 265.6 x 221.6 cm Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol Compare: Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis