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Calvary (1480s)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Workshop Calvary (central panel) 1480s Oil on oak, 56.2 × 62.7 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Calvary Triptych (1480s) Left shutter: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Christ Carrying the Cross 1480s Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest     Right shutter: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494)…

Place du Théâtre Français, Paris: Pluie (1898)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Place du Théâtre Français, Paris: Pluie (Place du Théâtre Français, Paris: Rain) 1898 Oil on canvas, 73.66 x 91.44 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis After a chronic eye infection limited the amount of time Camille Pissarro could spend…

San Giorgio e il drago (1430-1435)

Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475) San Giorgio e il drago (Saint George and the Dragon) 1430–1435 Oil on wood panel, 131 x 103 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris The painting on wood by Paolo Uccello represents Saint George running the dragon through with his lance,…

Botzaris surprend le camp des Turcs (1860-1862)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Botzaris surprend le camp des Turcs (Botzaris Surprises the Turkish Camp and Falls Fatally Wounded) 1860–1862 Oil on canvas, 65.1 × 73 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo The sudden violence and confusion of a surprise attack is captured…

Te Rerioa (1897)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Te Rerioa (The Dream) 1897 Oil on canvas, 95.1 x 130.2 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Paul Gauguin painted this striking work a few years after settling in Tahiti, a French colony in the southern Pacific, and only…

Deauville (1893)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Deauville 1893 Oil on canvas, 50.8 x 74.2 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London A native of Normandy, Eugène Boudin made his name depicting fashionable Parisian visitors at its seaside resorts. Later in his career, he turned to painting…

Le Pont-Neuf, après-midi, soleil (1901)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont-Neuf, après-midi, soleil (Afternoon Sunshine, Pont Neuf) 1901 Oil on canvas, 73 x 92.1 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Compare: Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont-Neuf 1902 Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest     Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Le Pont Neuf, effet de neige…

Boulevard des Italiens, matin, effet de soleil (1897)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Boulevard des Italiens, matin, effet de soleil (Boulevard des Italiens, Morning, Sunlight) 1897 Oil on canvas, 73.2 x 92.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look down onto a wide, bustling, tree-lined avenue filled with buildings, people, and…

La masía (1921-1922)

Miró, Joan (1893-1983) La masía (The Farm) 1921–1922 Oil on canvas, 123.8 x 141.3 x 3.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Miró moved from Barcelona to Paris in 1920, determined to participate in the artistic vanguard of the French capital.…