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La lecture (1873)

Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) La lecture (Reading) 1873 Oil on fabric, 46 x 71.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland The Impressionists were mostly men with a few notable exceptions, including Berthe Morisot. While Morisot‘s work includes many of the hallmarks of…

Soirée à la fenêtre (1884)

Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911) Soirée à la fenêtre (Evening at the Window) 1884 Etching and drypoint Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Alphonse Legros taught for nearly two decades as a professor of fine arts at the Slade School in London and was…

Il sacrificio di Isacco (1750s)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Il sacrificio di Isacco (The Sacrifice of Isaac) 1750s Oil on canvas, 56.5 x 75.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of…

San Ambrosio (c.1796-1799)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) San Ambrosio (Saint Ambrose) c.1796–1799 Oil on canvas, 190 x 113 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This work belongs to a series depicting Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory, key figures of early Catholicism. Saint Ambrose (about…

L’Appel (1902)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) L’Appel (The Call) 1902 Oil on fabric, 131.3 x 89.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Although known as one of the founders of modern art, Gauguin found inspiration in ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art. The woman…

Dans les Vagues (1889)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Dans les Vagues (In the Waves) 1889 Oil on fabric, 92.5 x 72.4 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Gauguin likely painted this work of art during his time in a small coastal village called Pont-Aven where he…

Tannhäuser (1886)

Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Tannhäuser 1886 Oil on canvas, 86.4 x 103.3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Tannhäuser, the male figure seated on the left, does not seem fully engaged in this merry scene. Among pale bodies and pastel hues, he…

La Sagrada Familia con María Magdalena (c.1590-1595)

El Greco (1541-1614) La Sagrada Familia con María Magdalena (The Holy Family with Mary Magdalene) c.1590–1595 Oil on canvas, 130 x 100 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland The seemingly weightless figures, the startling color combinations, and the moody, imprecise setting…