Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Irises (F 608, JH 1691) 1889 Oil on canvas, 74.3 × 94.3 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles In May 1889, after episodes of self-mutilation and hospitalization, Vincent van Gogh chose to enter an asylum in Saint-Rémy, France. There,…
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) L’iris (Woman with Iris) 1895 Oil on canvas, 46 x 38 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Among the most successful academic painters of the late nineteenth century, Bouguereau received numerous official honors from the French art establishment.…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) The Dryad 1884–1885 Oil on panel, 128.6 x 67.4 cm De Morgan Collection In Greek mythology dryads are mythological tree nymphs and protectors of the oak tree. Evelyn appears to have depicted a hamadryade, which is a…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Iris 1890 Oil on cardboard, mounted on canvas, 62.2 x 48.3 cm National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Iris bleus, jardin du Petit Gennevilliers (Blue irises, garden of Petit Gennevilliers) c.1892 Oil on canvas, 55.2 × 46.4 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto See also: • Gennevilliers (France)
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Irises (F 680, JH 1978) 1890 Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In May 1890, just before he checked himself out of the asylum at Saint-Rémy, Van Gogh painted…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna at the Fountain 1439 Oil on panel, 19 x 12 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Inscriptions: frame, lower: A XAN/ IOHES DE EYCK ME FECIT + PLEVIT ANO 1439° The Virgin Mary lovingly cradles the…