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Bacchante (1911)

Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956) Bacchante 1911 Oil on canvas pasted on cardboard, 32.7 x 41 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

Artémis (c.1908)

Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956) Artémis (Artemis) c.1908 Oil on canvas pasted on cardboard, 35.5 x 27 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Glove (c.1640)

Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Glove c.1640 Oil on canvas, 80 x 66.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg The Hermitage’s Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Glove is marked by a rapid spontaneous manner of…

Bonaparte au pont d’Arcole (1796-1797)

Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835) Bonaparte au pont d’Arcole (Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole) late 1796-early 1797 Oil on canvas, 134 x 104 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This painting, combining a battle scene with a formal portrait, was based on the artist’s personal…

Los borrachos, o El triunfo de Baco (1778)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Los borrachos, o El triunfo de Baco (Drunks, or The Triumph of Bacchus) 1778 Etching, drypoint, 39.5 x 46.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Inscription: “Pintura de Don Diego Velázquez con figuras del tamaño natural en el…

La fucina di Vulcano (c.1660)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) La fucina di Vulcano (Vulcan’s Forge) c.1660 Oil on canvas, 192.5 x 151.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This early work by Luca Giordano manages to combine a mythological theme with a treatment worthy of a genre painting.…