Tag: foliage

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)

L’Hôpital-Camfrout, Bretagne (1870-1872)

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.…

Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (1624)

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…

Elia nutrito dai corvi (1620)

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…

Susanna e i vecchioni (1617)

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…

Le Puits Noir (c.1864)

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 Art Museum, Cambridge, MA

Capriccio con colonna (c.1754)

Canaletto (1697-1768) Capriccio con colonna (English Landscape Capriccio with a Column) c.1754 Oil on canvas, 134 x 106.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look slightly down across a sun-drenched plaza with people scattered among ruins, buildings, and around…

Capriccio con palazzo (c.1754)

Canaletto (1697-1768) Capriccio con palazzo (English Landscape Capriccio with a Palace) c.1754 Oil on canvas, 134 x 108.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Sun pours across a landscape with trees and plants growing around and on an arched stone…