Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Le déjeuner (Luncheon) 1876 Oil on canvas, 52 x 75 cm Private collection
Le déjeuner (1876)
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Autoritratto alla spinetta (1577)
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto alla spinetta (Self-portrait at the spinet) 1577 Oil on canvas, 27 x 23.8 cm Accademia di San Luca, Roma Inscription: LAVINIA VIRGO PROSPERI FONTANAE FILIA EX SPECULO IMMAGINEM ORIS SUI EXPRESSIT ANNO MDLXXVII (Lavinia, virgin, daughter of…
Madonna in the Church (c.1437-1440)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna in the Church c.1437–1440 Oil on oak panel, 31.1 x 13.9 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Madonna in the Church is one of the most beautiful and precious works of art created by Jan van Eyck. Copies…
The Annunciation (c.1434-1436)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation c.1434–1436 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 90.2 x 34.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Annunciation described by Saint Luke is interpreted in terms of actuality in this painting, which was probably once…
Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (1434)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Giovanni (?) Arnolfini and his Wife 1434 Oil on oak, 82.2 x 60 cm National Gallery, London This must be one of the most famous paintings in the world, and one of the most intriguing.…
Cache-cache (c.1877)
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Cache-cache (Hide and Seek) c.1877 Oil on wood, 73.4 x 53.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In early 1874 Degas wrote, “Look here, my dear Tissot. . . you positively must exhibit at the Boulevard [in the…
Fleurs dans un vase (1909)
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Fleurs dans un vase (Flowers in a Vase) 1909 Oil on canvas, 45.4 x 32.7 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo For Henri Rousseau, the theme of the still life, especially flowers, offered a pleasant diversion from more ambitious,…
Woman with a Pearl Necklace (1663-1665)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Pearl Necklace (Vrouw met parelsnoer) 1663–1665 Oil on canvas, 56.1 x 47.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SIGNATURE / INSCRIPTION: Inscription on the table top: IVMeer (IVM in ligature) A young woman stands at a table and…
The Music Lesson (1662-1665)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Music Lesson (De muziekles) 1662–1665 Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 64.5 cm Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London
Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (1663)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (Brieflezende vrouw) 1663 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 39 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Enjoying a quiet, private moment, this young woman is absorbed in reading a letter in the morning light. She is…