Tag: hand

Garçon lisant le journal (1893)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Garçon lisant le journal (Reading the Newspaper) 1893 Essence on board, 26.7 x 26.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This boy gently leaning over a newspaper is a typical subject for Vuillard, who specialized in depicting middle class people engaged…

Niña con máscara (1939)

Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) Niña con máscara (Young Girl With a Mask) 1939 Oil on canvas, 107.3 x 54.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This young girl holds a skull mask, a popular symbol for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the…

Madame Renoir (c.1910)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Madame Renoir c.1910 Oil on canvas, 80 x 64 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford See also: • Charigot, Aline (1859-1915)

La Crucifixion (1644-1646)

Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La Crucifixion (The Crucifixion) 1644–1646 Oil on canvas, 148.59 x 218.44 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This Crucifixion dramatically illustrates the moment of Christ’s death when the sky went dark, graves were opened, and the bodies of the saved rose…