Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) Thérèse lisant dans le parc de Méric (Thérèse reading in the park of Méric) 1867 Oil on canvas 92 x 59.2 cm Private collection The subject of this work was Bazille’s cousin and primary subject for many of…
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) Persée et la Gorgone (Perseus and the Gorgon) c.1897 Marble, 196 x 111 x 90 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine “It’s Medusa!” “It’s Percy Jackson!” As soon as they catch sight of Perseus and the Gorgon, a marble…
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) L’Âge mûr (Age of Maturity) 1899 Bronze, 61.5 x 85 cm x 375 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine With The Age of Maturity, Camille Claudel demonstrates her artistic mastery and creativity, now fully mature. The artist addresses the passage…
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) L’Abandon (Abandonment) c.1886 Bronze, 42.3 x 39.1 x 20.5 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine © Musée Camille Claudel, photo by Marco Illuminati This bronze sculpture is a small model produced in 1905 by the foundryman and collector Eugène Blot,…
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) Les Causeuses ou Les Bavardes (The Bavardes or the Loveseats) 1893 Bronze et marbre ou albâtre teinté, 32 x 34 x 24 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine The Gossips, or The Chatterboxes, or The Confidence, depicts a group…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Corpus (The Crucified Christ) c.1650 Bronze, 174 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Lady with a Lap Dog c.1665 Oil on canvas, 81.3 × 64.1 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Guercino (1591-1666) Il ritorno del figliol prodigo (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1654–1655 Oil on canvas, 155.6 x 146.1 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego The parable depicted by Il Guercino (a nickname meaning “squint-eyed”) is the one most…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Saint Bartholomew 1657 Oil on canvas, 122.7 x 99.7 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the greatest artists of all time and acclaimed for his compelling representations of the human condition. Known…
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Cristo en la cruz (Christ on the Cross) 1660–1670 Oil on canvas, 208.9 x 113 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego In this late painting by Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, the luminous figure of Christ appears against…