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La Mort de Sardanapale, esquisse (1826-1827)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) La Mort de Sardanapale, esquisse (The Death of Sardanapalus, sketch) 1826–1827 Oil on canvas, 81 × 100 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) La mort de Sardanapale 1844 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia     Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Mort…

La Destruction du temple de Jérusalem (1635)

Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La Destruction du temple de Jérusalem (The destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem) 1635 Oil on canvas, 147 × 198 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The material is taken from Flavius Josephus’ Jewish War. Titus, the son of the…

The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa (c.1630-1640)

Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa c.1630–1640 Oil on canvas, 117.5 x 194 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Jordaens was one of the most renowned and versatile Antwerp painters. Here he illustrates an episode from Homer’s Odyssey. Odysseus, naked and…

God Judging Adam (1795)

Blake, William (1757-1827) God Judging Adam 1795 Relief etching, ink and watercolour on paper, 43.2 x 53.5 cm Tate Britain, London This is a hand-finished relief etching, printed on paper from a copper plate. The broken texture visible along the light grey…

Saint Georges et le dragon (c.1909-1910)

Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Saint Georges et le dragon (Saint George and the Dragon) c.1909–1910 Oil on paperboard, 53.3 x 67.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia According to Christian legend, Saint George, a Roman soldier, heroically killed a dragon that was terrorizing a…

St. Catherine (c.1430-1432)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) St. Catherine c.1430–1432 or c.1451 Oil on oak panel, 18.5 x 11.8 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Right wing of a diptych. Left wing: Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Madonna and Child c.1430–1432 or c.1451 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna…