Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Beggars (The Cripples) 1568 Oil on panel, 18.5 x 21.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The real meaning of the scene, in particular the meaning of the motif of fox tails (a motif dear to…
The Beggars (1568)
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Nini López
Nini-Gueule-de-Raie, or “fish face” Nini López in Art: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) La loge 1874 Courtauld Institute Galleries, London Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Nini dans le jardin 1876 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de Nini Lopez 1876 Musée…
Émile Zola
(1840–1902) Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola Works: • Au Bonheur des Dames (1883) • Contes à Ninon (1864) • Germinal (1885) • La Bête humaine (1890) • La Conquête de Plassans (1874) • La Curée (1871-1872) • La Débâcle (1892) ◊ The Downfall…
Zacharie Astruc
(1833–1907) The artist’s works: Paysage avec chariot et meules de foin c.1869–1870 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Honoré de Balzac 1882 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Fleurs blanches dans un vase c.1884–1904 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Roses négligemment jetées sur un vase…
Isabella d’Este (1499-1500)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Isabella d’Este 1499–1500 Black and red chalk, yellow pastel chalk on paper, 63 x 46.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Portrait of Isabella d’Este executed by Leonardo da Vinci during his visit to Mantua, after leaving…
Rue La Condamine (Paris)
Rue La Condamine today. Rue La Condamine in Art: Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) L’Atelier de la rue Condamine 1870 Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Paris | Streets | Streets (Paris)
La Gioconda (Monna Lisa)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) La Gioconda (Monna Lisa) c.1503–1506 Oil on poplar, 79.4 x 53.4 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris A false identity problem It is only since the 20th century that certain historians, but more often amateurs in search of recognition,…
Sant’Anna, la Vergine e il Bambino con l’agnellino (c.1503-1519)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Sant’Anna, la Vergine e il Bambino con l’agnellino (Virgin and Child with St Anne) c.1503–1519 Oil on poplar, 168 x 130 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris This painting was started around 1503 at least, in Florence, then was…
San Giovanni Battista (1508-1519)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) c.1508–1519 Oil on walnut panel, 72.9 x 56.3 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris This painting was probably designed around 1508 and kept by Leonardo da Vinci until his death, to slowly…
San Giovanni nel deserto (1517-1520)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) & Workshop San Giovanni nel deserto, Bacco (St John in the Wilderness, Bacchus) c.1517–1520 Oil on wood transferred to canvas, 177 x 115 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris We do not know the circumstances of the creation of…