Rembrandt (1606-1669) Heroine from the Old Testament 1632–1633 Oil on canvas, 109.2 x 94.4 cm National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Heroine from the Old Testament (1632-1633)
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La soeur de l’artiste à la fenêtre (1869)
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) La soeur de l’artiste à la fenêtre (The Artist’s Sister at a Window) 1869 Oil on canvas, 54.8 x 46.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A young woman with pale peach skin and light brown hair sits…
Les joueurs de cartes (1892-1896)
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Les joueurs de cartes (The Card Players) 1892–1896 Oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Compare: Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Joueurs de cartes 1890–1892 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Le Berceau (1872)
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Le Berceau (The cradle) 1872 Oil on canvas, 56 x 46.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Morisot, Edma (1839-1921)
Intérieur au vase étrusque (1940)
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Intérieur au vase étrusque (Interior with an Etruscan Vase) 1940 Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 108 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland When Matisse‘s Blue Nude was shown in the 1913 Armory show, the violent, unnaturalistic colors and…
Jeux interdits (1935)
Maar, Dora (1907-1997) Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games) 1935 Gelatin silver print, montage, 28 x 21.6 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Maar is hardly alone among Surrealists in making works that suggest or depict sexual practices “forbidden” by society. Photography’s realism…
Antiochus et Stratonice (c.1838)
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Antiochus et Stratonice (Antiochus and Stratonice) c.1838 Oil on linen, 48.1 x 63.9 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Struck by a mysterious illness, Antiochus lies in bed near death. His grieving father, who has recently…
Portrait d’homme (1880)
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Portrait d’homme (Portrait of a Man) 1880 Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 65.6 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Among Gustave Caillebotte’s most celebrated works are his views of modern Paris seen from balconies and terraces, a theme…
The Yellow Room (c.1883-1884)
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) The Yellow Room c.1883–1884 Watercolor and gouache on paperboard, 24.8 × 17.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Yellow Room is among Whistler’s most accomplished watercolors, a harmonious “arrangement” of violet and yellow, dating…
La Cena de Emaús (1622-1623)
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) La Cena de Emaús (The Supper at Emmaus) 1622–1623 Oil on canvas, 123.2 x 132.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This painting depicts the moment after the Resurrection when Jesus is recognized by two disciples as…