Tag: fish

Il ristoro miracoloso (1604-1605)

Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Il ristoro miracoloso (The miraculous refreshment) 1604–1605 Fresco transferred to canvas, 126 x 230.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The paintings in the chapel paid for by the Spanish banker Juan Enríquez de Herrera in the church of Santiago…

Seashore with Fishermen (1781-1782)

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Seashore with Fishermen 1781–1782 Oil on canvas, 101.9 x 127.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Gainsborough‘s landscapes are highly personal statements that evolved from ideas and images he developed in his studio, either directly on canvas or…

Femme devant un aquarium (1921-1923)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Femme devant un aquarium (Woman before an Aquarium) 1921–1923 Oil on canvas, 81.2 × 100.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In the first two decades of the 20th century, Henri Matisse visited exhibitions of Islamic art and…

Nature morte au poisson (1864)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nature morte au poisson (Fish, Still Life) 1864 Oil on canvas, 73.5 × 92.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Although still-life ensembles were an important element in many of the major paintings of the avant-garde artist Édouard…