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,…
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…
Guercino (1591-1666) Cristo risorto appare alla madre (The Resurrected Christ Appears to the Virgin) 1629 Oil on canvas, 260 x 179 cm Pinacoteca Civica ‘Il Guercino’, Cento
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.…
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
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…
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…
Raffaello (1483-1520) Resurrezione di Cristo (Resurrection of Christ) 1499–1502 Oil on panel, 52 x 44 cm Museu de Arte, São Paulo
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) La Liberté guidant le peuple. Le 28 juillet 1830 (Liberty Leading the People. July 28, 1830) 1830 Oil on canvas, 260 x 325 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Other title: Une Barricade (A Barricade) Inscription: “Eug. Delacroix.1830” (in…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Les représentants des puissances étrangères venant saluer la République en signe de paix (The Representatives of Foreign Powers Coming to Greet the Republic as a Sign of Peace) 1907 Oil on canvas, 130 x 161 cm Musée Picasso, Paris