Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Braque Triptych c.1452 Oil on wood, 41 x 68 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Closed: Left panel: Saint John the Baptist Central panel: Virgin Mary, Jesus and St John the Evangelist Right panel: St Mary Magdalene…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Danse à la ville (Dance in the city) 1883 Oil on canvas, 179.7 x 89.1 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Renoir was fond of dance scenes. These two paintings were designed as pendants: they are of the same format…
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) San Girolamo in estasi (Saint Jerome in ecstasy) 4th quarter of the 15th century Tempera on gold background on canvas, 69 x 49 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Attributed to Luca Signorelli. Christ on the cross and the…
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita 1890 Oil on canvas, 229 x 140 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Sargent may have first encountered the Spanish dancer known as La Carmencita (1868-1910) at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. In 1890, she took New…
Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540) Pietà c.1530–1540 Oil on wood transferred to canvas, 127 x 163 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) L’Adorazione dei pastori (The Adoration of the Shepherds) 1650 Oil on canvas, 239 x 181 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Sent directly from Naples in 1802, this painting was the first work by Ribera to enter the…
Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) La pêcheuse (The Fisherwoman) 4th quarter of the 19th century Oil on canvas, 41 x 33 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Dedicated “to Miss Alix Massé, her cordially devoted P. Puvis de Chavannes”.
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Moïse sauvé des eaux (Moses saved from the waters) c.1638 Oil on canvas, 94 x 121 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Featuring one of Nicolas Poussin‘s favorite subjects, this painting was very popular in the 17th century. It…
Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Madonna col Bambino tra San Girolamo (?) e San Gregorio Magno (Madonna and Child between Saint Jerome (?) and Saint Gregory the Great) 1st quarter of the 16th century Oil on poplar, 59.2 x 41 cm Musée du…
