Tag: inscription

Crucifixion of Christ (c.1500-1501)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Crucifixion of Christ c.1500–1501 Oil on lime, 58.5 × 45 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The small-format panel, which was probably used for private devotion, dates from Cranach‘s first known creative period, which the artist spent in…

Battaglia degli dei marini

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Battaglia degli dei marini (Battle of Sea-Gods) s.d. Engraving, 31.75 x 32.07 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Compare: Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa degli dei marini 1485–1488 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam     Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa di dei marini c.1470–1475 Princeton University…

Le Canigou (1921)

Gris, Juan (1887-1927) Le Canigou 1921 Oil on canvas, 64.77 x 100.33 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo This painting depicts the view from Juan Gris’s hotel window in the small town of Céret, in the Pyrenees; Le Canigou is one…

Manaò tupapaú (1892)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Manaò tupapaú (Spirit of the Dead Watching) 1892 Oil on jute mounted on canvas, 73.02 x 92.39 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo In 1891, after many years without commercial success in France, Paul Gauguin traveled to the…

Les Demoiselles de Village (1866-1870)

Bracquemond, Félix (1833-1914) Les Demoiselles de Village (Young Ladies of the Village) 1866–1870 Etching on laid paper, 23.8 x 33.5 cm Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Compare: Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Jeunes femmes du village 1851–1852 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York  …

New York Skyline, Light Buildings (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Light Buildings 1918 Transfer lithograph, 22.9 x 34.6 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Compare: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Dark Buildings 1918 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia     See also: • New York, NY (USA)

New York Skyline, Dark Buildings (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Dark Buildings 1918 Transfer lithograph, 20.3 x 34.6 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Compare: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Light Buildings 1918 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia     See also: • New York, NY…

Parahi Te Marae (1892)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Parahi Te Marae (The Sacred Mountain) 1892 Oil on canvas, 101 × 82.5 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Compare: Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Parahi te marae c.1892 Fogg Museum, Cambridge     See also: • Tahiti (French Polynesia)

La Inmaculada Concepción (1662-1665)

Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) La Inmaculada Concepción (The Immaculate Conception) 1662–1665 Oil on canvas, 172 x 298 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Inscription: On the phylactery held by two angels: “IN PRINCIPIO DILEXIT EAM”. Part of a series of four large…

Paysage avec un burg en ruine (1842)

Hugo, Victor (1802-1885) Paysage avec un burg en ruine au bord d’un étang dont on distingue l’autre rive (Landscape with a ruined burg at the edge of a pond, the other side of which can be seen) 1842 Pen and…