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Vue du Port de Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme (1891)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Vue du Port de Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme (View of the Port of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme) 1891 Oil on canvas, 45.2 x 64 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland See also: • Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme (France)

Jetée et quai de Trouville (1863)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Jetée et quai de Trouville (Jetty & Wharf at Trouville) 1863 Oil on wood, 34.8 x 58 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Trouville-sur-Mer (France)

Scène de plage à Trouville (1863)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Scène de plage à Trouville (Beach Scene at Trouville) 1863 Oil on wood, 34.8 x 57.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington About two dozen men and women sit in straight-backed, wooden chairs gathered along a sandy beach…

Le Port de Bruxelles (1871)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Le Port de Bruxelles (Brussels Harbour) 1871 Oil on canvas, 42 x 65 cm National Gallery, London During the Franco-Prussian War in the winter of 1870–71, Boudin left Paris to avoid the fighting. But unlike his friend Monet,…

Scène de plage à Trouville (1870-1874)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Scène de plage à Trouville (Beach Scene, Trouville) c.1870–1874 Oil on wood, 18.2 x 46.2 cm National Gallery, London By the mid nineteenth century, the Normandy coastal town Trouville had developed into smart seaside resort, attracting well-to-do holidaymakers…

Cristo risorto appare alla madre (1629)

Guercino (1591-1666) Cristo risorto appare alla madre (The Resurrected Christ Appears to the Virgin) 1629 Oil on canvas, 260 x 179.5 cm Civica Pinacoteca Il Guercino, Cento Wrapped in a metallic-colored drapery, beautiful and solemn in his gait, with the flag…

Incredulità di san Tommaso (1621)

Guercino (1591-1666) Incredulità di san Tommaso (The Incredulity of Saint Thomas) 1621 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 142.5 cm National Gallery, London The New Testament recounts how, after his crucifixion, Christ rose from the dead and appeared to his apostles.…

Aux Courses, Le Départ (c.1860-1862)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Aux Courses, Le Départ (At the Races: The Start) c.1860–1862 Oil on canvas, 33 x 47 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA Degas often depicted horse racing, producing forty-five oil paintings featuring the subject. This early work, with…

Tre miracoli di San Zanobi (c.1500)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Tre miracoli di San Zanobi (Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius) c.1500 Tempera on wood, 64.8 x 139.7 cm National Gallery, London This is the second panel in a series of four paintings that tell the story of Florence’s patron…

Spasimo di Sicilia (1515-1516)

Raffaello (1483-1520) & Workshop Spasimo di Sicilia, Andata al Calvario (Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary) 1515–1516 Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 318 x 229 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid See also: Jacopo Basilio commissioned this painting for the Monastery…