Tag: France

Ornans (France)

Ornans in Art: Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Un enterrement à Ornans 1849–1850 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Jeunes femmes du village 1851–1852 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Vallée d’Ornans 1858 Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis  …

Château Malromé (Saint-André-du-Bois)

Address: Lieu-dit, Château de Malromé, 33490 Saint-André-du-Bois, France Website: https://www.chateautoulouselautrec.com/ Deaths: • Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) See also: • Castles | Saint-André-du-Bois (France) | Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901)

The Astronomer (1668)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Astronomer (De astronoom) 1668 Oil on canvas 51 x 45 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Celestial globe by J. Hondius (1600) and astronomy manual by Metius (1621) opening to the chapter devoted to the stars, with engraving…

The Lacemaker (1669-1670)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Lacemaker (De kantwerkster) 1669–1670 Oil on canvas transferred to panel, 24 x 21 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The motif of the lacemaker at work is traditionally a sign of domestic virtue, tinged with religious moralism (the…

Nature morte au bouquet (1871)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Nature morte au bouquet (Still Life with Bouquet) 1871 Oil on canvas, 73.7 × 59.1 × 3.2 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston “Painting is done to decorate walls. So it should be as rich as possible. For me…

La promenade (1870)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La promenade (The Walk) 1870 Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 64.8 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles What Pierre-Auguste Renoir himself titled this painting is unknown, but La Promenade is in part an homage to earlier artists whom he greatly…

Le Garçon au chat (1868)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Le Garçon au chat (Young Boy with a Cat) 1868 Oil on canvas, 123.5 x 66 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris The Boy with the Cat has not given up all its secrets. This male nude has no equivalent in…

Marguerite Matisse

(1894–1982) Marguerite Emilienne Matisse Marguerite in Art: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Marguerite 1906–1907 Musée Picasso, Paris     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le chapeau en plumes d’autruche 1918 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les Joueuses de dominos 1921 Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia    …