Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Nature morte avec pommes, une poire et une cruche en forme de tête (Still Life with Apples, a Pear, and a Ceramic Portrait Jug) 1889 Oil on cradled panel, 28.6 x 36.2 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Coin de table (By the Table) 1872 Oil on canvas, 161 x 223.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Standing: 1. Pierre Elzéar (1849-1916) 2. Émile Blémont (1839-1927) 3. Jean Aicard (1848-1921) Seated: 4. Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) 5. Arthur…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Baccanale degli Andrii (Bacchanal of the Andrians) 1523–1526 Oil on canvas, 175 x 193 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Having delivered the Bacchus and Ariadne in 1523 Titian then painted The Andrians, also inspired by Philostratus. The scene is set…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Ebe (Hebe) 1800–1805 Marble, h. 161 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Hebe is one of the most famous works of Antonio Canova, an outstanding Neoclassical sculptor of the late 18th – early 19th century. According to ancient myth,…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Pommes et oranges (Apples and Oranges) c.1899 Oil on canvas, 74 x 93 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Though Cézanne painted still life compositions from the start of his career, it was only in later years that this genre…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Bodegón con cacharros (Still-Life with Pottery Jars) c.1650 Oil on canvas, 46 x 84 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Various vessels of different materials, shapes and uses rest on a wooden surface that could be a table…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La fin du déjeuner (After the Luncheon) 1879 Oil on canvas, 101 x 81 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt In the arbour of a Parisian restaurant, an abundant meal is drawing to a close. The actress Ellen Andrée has taken…
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) El aguador de Sevilla (The Waterseller of Seville) c.1623 Oil on canvas, 107.7 x 81.3 cm Wellington Museum, London This is one of the most famous early paintings by Velázquez, produced in his home town of Seville when…
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) La fragua de Vulcano (The Forge of Vulcan) 1630 Oil on canvas, 223 x 290 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A figure suddenly appears on the left in a forge where various blacksmiths are working, dressed in…