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En las trincheras (1924-1928)

Modotti, Tina (1896-1942) En las trincheras (Diego Rivera’s Fresco “In the Trenches,” Ministry of Education, Mexico City) 1924–1928 Gelatin silver print with applied color, 23.9 x 18.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Between 1924 and 1928 Modotti made several hundred…

Mauvaise surprise (1901)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Mauvaise surprise (Unpleasant Surprise) 1901 Oil on canvas, 194.6 x 129.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The large-scale jungle scenes of Henri Rousseau are rife with violent struggles between wild animals such as lions, tigers, and horses. Here, a…

Exécution de l’Empereur Maximilien du Mexique (1867)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Exécution de l’Empereur Maximilien du Mexique (The Execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico) 1867 Oil on canvas, 48 x 58 cm Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen Photograph of the execution of Maximilian (right) Miramón (center) and Mejía (left). Photograph of…

L’exécution de Maximilien (c.1867-1868)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’exécution de Maximilien (The Execution of Maximilian) c.1867–1868 Oil on canvas, 193 x 284 cm National Gallery, London Photograph of the execution of Maximilian (right) Miramón (center) and Mejía (left). Photograph of the Mexican firing squad that executed Emperor…