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Liberación del peón (1931)

Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) Liberación del peón (Liberation of the Peon) 1931 Fresco on cement, 185.4 × 239.4 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Diego Rivera’s Liberation of the Peon makes visible the cruel and exploitative Mexican peonage system, which kept agricultural workers…

Il sacrificio di Isacco (1750s)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Il sacrificio di Isacco (The Sacrifice of Isaac) 1750s Oil on canvas, 56.5 x 75.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of…

Saint Bartholomew (1657)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Saint Bartholomew 1657 Oil on canvas, 122.7 x 99.7 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the greatest artists of all time and acclaimed for his compelling representations of the human condition. Known…

Nature morte au poisson (1864)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nature morte au poisson (Fish, Still Life) 1864 Oil on canvas, 73.5 × 92.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Although still-life ensembles were an important element in many of the major paintings of the avant-garde artist Édouard…

Nature morte avec pommes sur un buffet (1900-1906)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Nature morte avec pommes sur un buffet (Still Life with Apples on a Sideboard) 1900–1906 Watercolor over pencil on paper, 48.58 × 63.18 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas The watercolor medium arrived rather late in France.…

The Sacrifice of Isaac (1636)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) & Workshop The Sacrifice of Isaac 1636 Oil on canvas, 195 x 132.3 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich To test the steadfastness of his faith, God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. Only at the very last moment…