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…
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…
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…
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…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Mauvaises nouvelles, la séparation (Bad News, The parting) 1872 Oil on canvas, 68.6 x 91.4 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé 1872 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Tissot, James (1836-1902) Une histoire intéressante c.1872…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé (Tea) 1872 Oil on wood, 66 x 47.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When Tissot moved to London in 1871, he immersed himself in the local scene, with work for Vanity Fair and genre…
Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Capucines avec le tableau “Danse” I (Nasturtiums with the Painting “Dance” I) 1912 Oil on canvas, 191.8 × 115.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Matisse‘s representations of his studio often include glimpses of other artwork. Here…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Le Baiser dérobé (The Stolen Kiss) c.1760 Oil on canvas, 48.3 x 63.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A masterfully executed, incandescent glow highlights fitful hands and a kiss won in a card game. While Fragonard…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Léopold Zborowski 1916–1919 Oil on canvas, 100 x 65 cm Museu de Arte, São Paulo Before moving to Paris in 1906, Modigliani studied in the academies of Florence and Venice, in Italy. In the French capital, he…
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Femme fumant une cigarette (Woman Smoking a Cigarette) 1890 Oil, watercolor, and graphite over charcoal on paper board, 47 x 29.8 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Around 1890 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec produced a number of works depicting…