Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) A Young Man in a Large Hat 1626–1629 Oil on panel, 29.3 x 23.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Frans Hals was the preeminent portrait painter in Haarlem, the most important artistic center of Holland in the early…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Nounou avec enfant (Nanny and Child) 1877–1878 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Although a close associate of the impressionists who shared their dedication to the portrayal of modern life, Eva Gonzalès never…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion 1536 Oil on panel, 50.8 x 34.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington An armored man on horseback looks up at the middle of three men hanging on rough-hewn wooden crosses…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of a Man 1522 Oil on panel, 57.6 x 39.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the waist up, a clean-shaven man with pale, peachy skin is dressed in black and burgundy red in…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of a Woman 1522 Oil on panel, 58 x 39.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Pair: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of a Man 1522 National Gallery of Art, Washington
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Portrait d’une jeune fille (Portrait of a Young Girl) 1857 Oil on canvas, 60.4 x 52.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Skiffs 1877 Oil on canvas, 88.9 x 116.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look slightly down onto the surface of a river in which three narrow canoes, each paddled by a single person, are being rowed toward…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le chapeau en plumes d’autruche (The Ostrich-Feather Hat) 1918 Oil on canvas, 49.2 x 38.3 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford From 1917 until 1930, Matisse spent much of his time in the resort city of Nice in southern France. During…