Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) La foire aux chevaux (The Horse Fair) 1855 Oil on canvas, 120 × 254.6 cm National Gallery, London This is a painting of sheer animal power. Brilliant white light builds up the turbulence and excitement of the scene.…
Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) La fortezza di Königstein vista da Nord (The Fortress of Königstein from the North) 1756–1758 Oil on canvas, 132.1 × 236.2 cm National Gallery, London Sharp and angular, the Saxon fortress of Königstein, about 25 miles southeast of…
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) La creazione di Eva (The Creation of Eve) c.1575 Oil on canvas, 81 × 103 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Paysage à Cagnes (Landscape at Cagnes) c.1923 Oil on canvas, 60.5 × 73 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Cagnes-sur-Mer (France)
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Rue de Moret (Street in Moret) c.1890 Oil on canvas, 60 × 73.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Moret-sur-Loing (France)
Siqueiros, David Alfaro (1896-1974) Mitin al aire libre (Outdoor Meeting) 1948 Acrylic on masonite, 79.7 × 61 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Les Andelys, Côte d’Aval 1886 Oil on canvas, 60 × 92 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This view of the harbor of Les Andelys, a village on the Seine River near Giverny, France, is part of Paul…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) La cascade (The Waterfall) 1910 Oil on canvas, 116.2 × 150.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Among the very last compositions Henri Rousseau painted, The Waterfall is typical of the large-scale jungle scenes for which he gained…
Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Le bosquet sacré, bien-aimé des arts et des muses (The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses) 1884–1889 Oil on canvas, 93 × 231 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The indeterminately mythological figures that…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Paysage avec saint Matthieu (Landscape with Saint Matthew) 1640 Oil on canvas, 99 × 135 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Companion: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Paysage avec Saint Jean à Patmos 1640 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago