Tag: Germany

Arm of Eve (1507)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Arm of Eve 1507 Point of brush and gray and black wash, brush and gray and black wash, heightened with white gouache, 34.4 x 26.7 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland The blue paper that Dürer used to…

The Witch (1941)

Ernst, Max (1891-1976) The Witch 1941 Oil on canvas, 24.5 × 19 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Like many avant-garde European artists of his generation, Ernst was influenced by Sigmund Freud’s writings on the unconscious, the irrational, and the uncanny.…

Sudarium held by two angels (1513)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Sudarium held by two angels 1513 Engraving, 10 x 13.9 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Although Dürer made several celebrated series of Passion engravings, this related image of Christ’s head crowned with thorns is a stand-alone print;…

The Doom Fulfilled (1888)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Doom Fulfilled 1888 Oil on canvas, 155 x 140.5 cm Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart Study: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Perseus and Andromeda 1875 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     This picture, like other members of the series, draws upon…

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Opened: 1843 Address: Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 30-32, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany Website: https://www.staatsgalerie.de/en.html Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also: •…

Oysters (1891)

Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Oysters (Austern) 1891 Oil on canvas, 25 x 42 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff

Portrait of the Artist’s Wife (1872-1873)

Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Portrait of the Artist’s Wife (Porträt der Frau des Künstlers) probably 1872–1873 Oil on canvas, 31.6 × 40 cm National Gallery, London Scholderer made several portraits of Luise Steurwaldt, whom he married in London on 11 February 1872. Here…

Luise Steurwaldt

(1837–1919) Luise Philippine Conradine Steuerwaldt Scholderer Luise in Art: Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Portrait of the Artist’s Wife probably 1872–1873 National Gallery, London     Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) The Artist’s Wife on the Ottoman 1873 Städel Museum, Frankfurt   Born 1837 Hildesheim (Germany) Died 1919…

Lilac (c.1860-1902)

Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Lilac c.1860–1902 Oil on canvas, 50 × 37 cm National Gallery, London This still-life painting depicts five or six stems of lilac in a tall glass vase, set against a two-tone neutral grey background. Flower still lifes enjoyed…