Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Nature Morte Vivante (Living Still Life) 1956 Oil on canvas, 125 x 160 cm Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg
Nature Morte Vivante (1956)
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Madonna in the Church (c.1437-1440)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna in the Church c.1437–1440 Oil on oak panel, 31.1 x 13.9 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Madonna in the Church is one of the most beautiful and precious works of art created by Jan van Eyck. Copies…
The Annunciation (c.1434-1436)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation c.1434–1436 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 90.2 x 34.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Annunciation described by Saint Luke is interpreted in terms of actuality in this painting, which was probably once…
Fleurs dans un vase (1909)
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Fleurs dans un vase (Flowers in a Vase) 1909 Oil on canvas, 45.4 x 32.7 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo For Henri Rousseau, the theme of the still life, especially flowers, offered a pleasant diversion from more ambitious,…
Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (c.1670)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (Schrijvende vrouw met dienstbode) c.1670 Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 60.5 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Considered one of the principal Dutch painters, Vermeer specialised in genre scenes, many of…
The Glass of Wine (1658-1660)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Glass of Wine (Het glas wijn) 1658–1660 Oil on canvas, 67.7 x 79.6 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin In the reflection of cool daylight, which penetrates from the left, especially through the front of the two windows, a young…
The Girl with the Wineglass (1658-1660)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Girl with the Wineglass (Dame en twee heren) 1658–1660 Oil on canvas, 78 x 67 cm Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig Compare: Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Glass of Wine 1658–1660 Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Woman with a Lute (1662-1663)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Lute (De luitspeelster) 1662–1663 Oil on canvas, 51.4 x 45.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A young woman glances out a window while tuning her lute. Open songbooks and a viola da gamba…
A Maid Asleep (1656-1657)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) A Maid Asleep (Slapend meisje) 1656–1657 Oil on canvas, 87.6 x 76.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The misbehavior of unsupervised maidservants was a common subject for seventeenth-century Dutch painters. Yet in his depiction of a…
A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal (c.1670-1672)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal (Staande Virginaalspeelster) c.1670–1672 Oil on canvas, 51.7 x 45.2 cm National Gallery, London A young woman standing at a keyboard holds our eye with a direct gaze. Suffused in the light…