Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Russian War Prisoner 1916 Opaque watercolor, over graphite, on cream wove paper, 43.8 × 30.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Russian War Prisoner (1916)
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Beata Beatrix (1871-1872)
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Beata Beatrix 1871–1872 Oil on canvas, 87.5 × 69.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscribed top left on frame: JUN: DIE 9 ANNO 1290; top right on frame: QUOMODO SEDET SOLA CIVITAS!; and bottom of frame: MART:…
Mano destra alzata (1518-1520)
Raffaello (1483-1520) Mano destra alzata (Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter) 1518–1520 Black chalk on cream laid paper, 28.6 × 19.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The traditional attribution for Raphael of this long overlooked…
Ecce Agnus Dei (c.1655)
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Ecce Agnus Dei (Saint John the Baptist Pointing to Christ) c.1655 Oil on canvas, 270.2 × 184.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This is one of four large canvases devoted to the life of Saint John…
Madam Pompadour (1915)
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Madam Pompadour 1915 Oil on canvas, 61.1 × 50.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Born of Jewish parents in the Italian coastal town of Leghorn, Amedeo Modigliani settled in Paris in 1906, where he developed friendships with Pablo…
Charles Gounod (1841)
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Charles Gounod 1841 Graphite on ivory wove paper, 29.9 x 23.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Gounod, Charles (1818-1893) | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Vincent van Gogh sur son lit de mort (1890)
Gachet, Paul (1828-1909) Vincent van Gogh sur son lit de mort (Vincent van Gogh on His Deathbed) 1890 Etching in black on tan laid paper, 12.1 × 16.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Compare: Gachet, Paul (1828-1909) Vincent Van Gogh à son…
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1526)
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Erasmus of Rotterdam 1526 Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 25.1 × 19.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Albrecht Dürer idolized the learned Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus, famously noting in his diary that Erasmus should take over…
Bateau mouche (c.1860)
Daubigny, Charles-François (1817-1878) Bateau mouche (River Boat) c.1860 Oil on board, 21.2 × 45.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Busto di Paride (1809)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Paride (Bust of Paris) 1809 Marble, 69.9 × 30.8 × 28 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscription: Ant(o)nio Quatremere/Amico Optimo/Antonius Canova/Dono Dedit/F. Romae/An. MDCCCIX”. The enormously popular Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova frequently made replicas or variants…