Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Village breton (Breton Village) c.1890 Oil on canvas, 22.5 x 32.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Bretagne (France)
Village breton (c.1890)
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Madonna and Child with Angels (after 1479)
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Madonna and Child with Angels after 1479 Oil on panel, 57.6 x 46.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In the tradition of his Flemish predecessors, Memling‘s painting contains a wealth of religious meaning; it is filled with symbols…
Saint Veronica (c.1470-1475)
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint Veronica (obverse) c.1470–1475 Oil on panel, 30.3 x 22.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Reverse: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Chalice of Saint John the Evangelist c.1470–1475 National Gallery of Art, Washington
Madonna della melagrana (1475-1480)
Lorenzo di Credi (c.1459-1537) Madonna della melagrana (Madonna and Child with a Pomegranate) 1475–1480 Oil on poplar panel, 16.5 x 13.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from about the waist up, a woman stands on the far side of a…
Nounou avec enfant (1877-1878)
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Nounou avec enfant (Nanny and Child) 1877–1878 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Although a close associate of the impressionists who shared their dedication to the portrayal of modern life, Eva Gonzalès never…
The Nymph of the Spring (after 1537)
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Nymph of the Spring after 1537 Oil on panel, 48.4 x 72.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The nymph reclines beside a spring, perhaps a reference to a legendary ancient Roman fountain with which a…
Plage en Normandie (c.1872-1875)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Plage en Normandie (Beach in Normandy) c.1872–1875 Oil on canvas, 61.3 x 90.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Towering, sheer cliffs loom to our left, over a sunny beach scattered with boats in this horizontal landscape painting. The…
La Bretonnerie dans le département de l’Indre (1856)
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Bretonnerie dans le département de l’Indre (La Bretonnerie in the Department of Indre) 1856 Oil on canvas, 60.8 x 73.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Wivenhoe Park, Essex (1816)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Wivenhoe Park, Essex 1816 Oil on canvas, 56.1 x 101.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look out onto a landscape with low, grassy hills to the left, a lake to the right, and a brick building in…
Salisbury Cathedral from Lower Marsh Close (1820)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from Lower Marsh Close 1820 Oil on canvas, 73 x 91 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds c.1825 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury…