Derain, André (1880-1954) Pont sur le Riou (Bridge over the Riou) 1906 Oil on canvas, 82.6 x 101.6 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York Although Bridge over the Riou describes a place in the south of France, its complexly patterned…
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)
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Bretagne (L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Brittany) c.1870–1872 Oil on wood, 20.3 x 39.4 cm National Gallery, London Boudin was born and brought up on the Normandy coast, retaining a lifelong affection for the area, which he painted throughout his career.…
Guercino (1591-1666) L’estasi di San Francesco (The Ecstasy of St. Francis) c.1620–1621 Oil on canvas, 162 x 127 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Guercino (1591-1666) Cane Aldrovandi (Aldrovandi Dog) c.1625 Oil on canvas, 112 x 173.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Canine portraits appear from the late 16th century forward, as dogs became beloved pets and, for the nobility, status symbols. This life-size…
Guercino (1591-1666) San Luca dipinge la Vergine (St Luke Displaying a Painting of the Virgin) 1652–1653 Oil on canvas, 220.98 x 180.34 cm Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City
Guercino (1591-1666) Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (Rest on the Flight into Egypt) 1624 Oil on canvas, diameter 68.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called il Guercino) created Rest on the Flight to Egypt as a…
Guercino (1591-1666) Elia nutrito dai corvi (Elijah fed by Ravens) 1620 Oil on canvas, 195 x 156.5 cm National Gallery, London The monumental figure in this painting is Elijah, an Old Testament prophet who lived in the northern kingdom of…
Guercino (1591-1666) Susanna e i vecchioni (Susanna and the Elders) 1617 Oil on canvas, 176 x 208 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Historian Denis Mahon has masterfully shown that this painting and two other famous works by Guercino –Lot and…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Le Puits Noir (A Brook at Le puits noir, near Ornans) c.1864 Oil on canvas, 55 x 89 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA Courbet visited the famous grotto near his native Ornans called Le puits noir, or…