Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Course de chariots (Chariot Race) 1876 Oil on cradled panel, 86.3 × 156 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Jean-Léon Gérôme claimed that he based this almost cinematic depiction of a chariot race at the Circus Maximus stadium in…
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Le Jockey (The Jockey) 1899 Colour lithography, 51.1 x 35.9 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim Compare: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Le Jockey 1899 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Una reina del circo (A Circus Queen) c.1815 Etching, 30.3 x 44.5 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) La petite charette dans les dunes (The Little Wagon in the Dunes) 1865 Oil on canvas, 50.5 x 65.5 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Prodigal Son 1618 Oil on panel, 108 × 156.2 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Arrivo a Colonia (Arrival of the Pilgrims in Cologne) 1490 Oil on canvas, 279 x 254 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia This is the seventh of nine paintings in the cycle of the Legend of St. Ursula (Storie di sant’Orsola).…
Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Adoration of the Magi c.1494 Oil on oak panel, 147.4 x 168.6 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Closed: The theme of this triptych is the advent of salvation -a message about the universality of Redemption. The Eucharistic meaning…
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) Coriolano convinto dalla sua famiglia a risparmiare Roma (Coriolanus persuaded by his Family to spare Rome) c.1509 Fresco, detached and mounted on canvas, 125.7 x 125.7 cm National Gallery, London This picture, painted in fresco, was part of a…
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) Trionfo della Castità e Amore sconfitto (Triumph of Chastity: Love Disarmed and Bound) c.1509 Fresco, detached and mounted on canvas, 125.7 x 133.4 cm National Gallery, London This picture, painted in fresco (directly onto wet plaster), was part…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Apoteosi dei Medici (Apotheosis of the Medici) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 139 x 65.2 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 paintings – ten of which are in…