Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Tobias disant au revoir à son père (Tobias Saying Good-Bye to his Father) 1860 Oil on canvas, 153 x 119 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Tobias disant au revoir à son père (1860)
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Madonna col Bambino e quattro angeli (early 1420s)
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Madonna col Bambino e quattro angeli (Madonna and Child with Four Аngels) early 1420s Tempera on poplar panel, 81 x 51 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This type of Madonna was widespread in Florence in the late 14th…
Allegoria della Chiesa cristiana (early 1600s)
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Allegoria della Chiesa cristiana (Allegory of the Christian Church) early 1600s Oil on canvas, 131 x 115 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Allegorical Family Portrait (early 1650s)
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Allegorical Family Portrait early 1650s Oil on canvas, 178.4 x 152.3 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This group portrait is an allegorical depiction of a scene of betrothal or marriage. That is confirmed by the inclusion in the…
Buveuse d’absinthe (1901)
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Buveuse d’absinthe (Absinthe Drinker) 1901 Oil on canvas, 73 x 54 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Picasso produced this work in the autumn of 1901, during his second trip to Paris, when he was just 22 years old.…
Santa Casilda (c.1630-1635)
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Casilda (Saint Casilda) c.1630–1635 Oil on canvas, 171 x 107 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Images of saints depicted alone, holding their attributes and looking out of the picture space were among the most popular compositions within…
La Chanteuse (1891-1892)
Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) La Chanteuse (The Singer) 1891–1892 Pastel on paper, 27.7 x 20 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Édouard Vuillard, together with Maurice Denis and Paul Sérusier, was one of the founders of the Nabis, a group, which emerged from the…
Retrato de doña Mariana de Austria (1655-1657)
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Retrato de doña Mariana de Austria, reina de España (Portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain) 1655–1657 Oil on canvas, 66 x 56 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, on loan at the Museu Nacional d’Art de…
Christ on the Cross (1627)
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Christ on the Cross 1627 Oil on panel, 105.3 x 73 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection When he returned to Antwerp after his sojourn in Italy, Anton van Dyck painted several Crucifixions for different churches…
The Virgin and Child enthroned (c.1433)
Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) The Virgin and Child enthroned c.1433 Oil on panel, 15.8 x 11.4 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden was one of the greatest figures of 15th-century art. Among his…