David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) La mort de Sénèque (The Death of Seneca) 1773 Oil on canvas, 123 x 160 cm Petit Palais, Paris See also: • Seneca, Lucius Annaeus minor (4 BC-65 AD)
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Jeunes grecs à la mosquée (Young Greeks in the Mosque) 1865 Oil on panel, 37.8 x 27.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) La poupée abandonnée (The Abandoned Doll) 1921 Oil on canvas, 129 x 81 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington In The Abandoned Doll, Suzanne Valadon portrays an intimate scene with a strong psychological mood. Seated…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Eva Gonzalès 1870 Oil on canvas, 191.1 x 133.4 cm National Gallery, London Eva Gonzalès (1849–1883), Manet’s only formal pupil, was a successful artist and a regular exhibitor at the Salon. This portrait was probably started in February…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Education of the Children of Clovis (School of Vengeance or Training of Clotilde’s Sons) 1861 Oil on canvas, 127 × 176.8 cm Private collection
Derain, André (1880-1954) Le Bal à Suresnes (At the Suresnes Ball) 1903 Oil on canvas, 180 × 145.1 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis See also: • Suresnes (France)
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Le Lupanar (The Brothel) 1888 Oil on canvas, 33 x 41 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Van Gogh painted this sketch of a brothel parlor while working in close dialogue with fellow artist Paul Gauguin. In the fall of…
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) Saint Barbara 1438 Oil on oak panel, 101 x 47 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Saint Barbara reads by the light of a fireplace in a richly appointed room. The key to her identity lies outside the window…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Prière à la mosquée (Prayer in the Mosque) 1871 Oil on canvas, 88.9 x 74.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gérôme painted this scene, which depicts the interior of the seventh-century mosque of ‘Amr in Cairo, after…