Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Jérôme de La Lande c.1769 Oil on canvas, 72 x 59.5 cm Petit Palais, Paris This work executed circa 1769 by Fragonard, then at the peak of his art, is perhaps part of his famous series of fantastical portraits,…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self-portrait in Oriental Costume 1631 Oil on panel, 63 x 56 cm Petit Palais, Paris Rembrandt has left us more self-portraits than any other artist in the world, around eighty (around forty paintings, nearly thirty engravings and seven drawings), not…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Abduction of Proserpina c.1614–1615 Oil on canvas, 38 x 67 cm Petit Palais, Paris This study for a large-scale painting that once belonged in England in the collections of the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim Castle,…
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) David Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy 1760–1761 Oil on canvas, 148 x 183 cm Private Collection See also: • Garrick, David (1717-1779)
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Vieil homme au bâton (Old Man with a Stick) 1888 Oil on canvas, 70 x 45 cm Petit Palais, Paris This portrait of an old man sitting down was painted during Gauguin’s short stay in Arles. From 23 October…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Le Sommeil (The Sleep) 1866 Oil on canvas, 135 x 200 cm Petit Palais, Paris Courbet, who paved the way for Realism in the mid-19th century, remained on the fringes of official art thanks to the support of…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) 1633–1634 Oil on gessoed oak panel, 84.46 x 65.72 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis King Charles I of England (reigned 1625–49) commissioned…
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Magdalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) c.1650–1665 Oil on canvas, 123.2 x 108 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Tradition holds that Saint Mary Magdalene, a close follower of Jesus Christ, retreated to a cave in penitence during…
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Carità (Charity) c.1560 Oil on copper, 22.9 × 18.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) La petite servante (Little Servant Girl) c.1916 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 54 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis The first painting by Modigliani to enter the Institute‘s collection, The Little Servant Girl is typical of the…