Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Cavalier arabe (Arab Rider) c.1854 Oil on panel, 35 x 26.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The taste for Oriental and exotic themes had spread across France during the 18th century and became more pronounced with the advent of…
Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (1564-1638) The Rape of Proserpina 16th–17th century Oil on panel, 43 x 64 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid
Director: Brian De Palma Producer: Brian De Palma Screenplay: Michael Cristofer Based on: The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe Genre: Comedy | Satire Music: Dave Grusin Country: United States Language: English Studio: Warner Bros. Release date: 1990 Running time: 126…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Incendio de un hospital (Fire in a Hospital) c.1808–1812 Oil on canvas, 72 x 99 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight 1835 Oil on canvas, 92.3 x 122.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Joseph Mallord William Turner excelled at capturing the beauty and mysteries of light. Cool, white moonlight…
Giorgione (c.1477-1510) Mosè alla prova del fuoco (Moses undergoing Trial by Fire) 1505 Oil on panel, 89 cm x 72 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Anna and the Blind Tobit c.1630 Oil on oak, 63.8 x 47.7 cm National Gallery, London Even as a young man, Rembrandt was interested in the depiction of old age and aged people. He painted them as if…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Philosopher in Meditation 1632 Oil on panel, 28 x 34 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Tobit and Anna with the Kid 1626 Oil on panel, 39.5 x 30 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Interior with Tobit and Anna with the kid. On the left, the old blind Tobit sits with his dog by a fire.…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem 1630 Oil on panel, 58 x 46 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The crestfallen Prophet Jeremiah rests his weary, old head on his hand. He laments Jerusalem going up in flames – in the…