Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Coin d’un café-concert (Corner of a Café-Concert) probably 1878–1880 Oil on canvas, 97.1 x 77.5 cm National Gallery, London In the middle of the nineteenth century the café-concert became extremely popular in France, and Parisian establishments such as the…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Eva Gonzalès 1870 Oil on canvas, 191.1 x 133.4 cm National Gallery, London Eva Gonzalès (1849–1883), Manet’s only formal pupil, was a successful artist and a regular exhibitor at the Salon. This portrait was probably started in February…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Interior Of Caius Marcius’ House s.d. Watercolour and pencil on paper, 36.6 X 50.4 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Méphistophélès chez Marthe (Mephistopheles at Martha’s House, from Goethe’s Faust) 19th Century Lithograph on paper, 45.6 x 29.6 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester See also: • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Noce juive, d’après Delacroix (The Jewish Wedding, after Eugène Delacroix) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 83.3 x 64.1 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Noce juive dans le Maroc 1839 Musée du Louvre, Paris See…
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Virgin and Child with Saints Zacharias, Elizabeth and John the Baptist c.1620 Oil on canvas, 114 x 153 cm National Gallery, London We are watching an intimate family moment, apparently unnoticed. Two children are being introduced – they…