Tag: inscription

Mother’s Kiss (1890-1891)

Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Mother’s Kiss 1890–1891 Drypoint and aquatint on paper, 34.92 x 22.86 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington A prolific and innovative printmaker, Mary Cassatt created Mother’s Kiss as one of a series of 10 color prints…

The Bath (1891)

Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) The Bath 1891 Soft-ground etching with aquatint and drypoint on paper, 31.43 x 24.44 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington In 1890, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris held a large-scale exhibition of Japanese prints that…

Maternal Caress (1890-1891)

Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Maternal Caress 1890–1891 Drypoint, aquatint and softground etching on paper, 36.83 x 26.82 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington

Madame Bonnard (1895-1900)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Madame Bonnard 1895–1900 Oil on cardboard, 41.7 x 31.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Inscription upper left: à Bonnard / EVuillard See also: • Bonnard, Marthe (1869-1942)

Lake George with White Birch (1921)

O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) Lake George with White Birch 1921 Oil on canvas, 64.7 x 54 cm Private collection “The weather continues beyond description. No 2 moments is the landscape the same. Georgia is putting experiences to paint…A new note. Quite extraordinary.…

Isabella de’ Medici (1552-1553)

Bronzino (1503-1572) Isabella de’ Medici 1552–1553 Oil on panel 44 x 36 cm Nationalmuseum, Stockholm Attributed to Bronzino Isabella de’ Medici, the second daughter of Grand Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici and Eleonora of Toledo. She was born in 1542, and in…

Ritratto di donna anziana con libro (c.1540)

Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di donna anziana con libro, Maria Salviati? (Portrait of an Elderly Lady with a book, Maria Salviati?) c.1540 Oil on wood panel, 127 x 100 cm Legion of Honor, San Francisco Agnolo Bronzino executed this stoic portrait around the…

Madonna col Bambino (1480-1485)

Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child, Wittgenstein Madonna) 1480–1485 Oil on wood, 109 x 85 cm Louvre, Abu Dhabi Probably dating from the early 1480s, this work is very representative of the early Venetian Renaissance and the art of…

High Cliff, Coast of Maine (1894)

Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) High Cliff, Coast of Maine 1894 Oil on canvas, 76.8 x 97.2 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington Winslow Homer was known for his robust depictions of nature. In High Cliff, Coast of Maine, the ocean wages a mighty…

Perseo con la testa di Medusa (1545-1554)

Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-1571) Perseo con la testa di Medusa (Perseus with the Head of Medusa) 1545–1554 Bronze, h. 519 cm Piazza della Signoria, Firenze Compare: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Perseo con la testa della Medusa 1804–1806 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York  …