Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Les Andelys, Côte d’Aval 1886 Oil on canvas, 60 × 92 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This view of the harbor of Les Andelys, a village on the Seine River near Giverny, France, is part of Paul…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) La cascade (The Waterfall) 1910 Oil on canvas, 116.2 × 150.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Among the very last compositions Henri Rousseau painted, The Waterfall is typical of the large-scale jungle scenes for which he gained…
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Andromède (Andromeda) 1904–1910 Oil on panel, 56 × 54 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Le bosquet sacré, bien-aimé des arts et des muses (The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses) 1884–1889 Oil on canvas, 93 × 231 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The indeterminately mythological figures that…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Paysage avec saint Matthieu (Landscape with Saint Matthew) 1640 Oil on canvas, 99 × 135 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Companion: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Paysage avec Saint Jean à Patmos 1640 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Paysage avec Saint Jean à Patmos (Landscape with Saint John on Patmos) 1640 Oil on canvas, 100.3 × 136.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Although French by birth and training, Nicolas Poussin spent most of his career in…
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Ecce Agnus Dei (Saint John the Baptist Pointing to Christ) c.1655 Oil on canvas, 270.2 × 184.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This is one of four large canvases devoted to the life of Saint John…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Man in Prayer c.1485 Oil on panel, 34.9 × 26.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well known for his exquisite devotional diptychs, and Memling was influenced by his work,…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Virgin and Child c.1485 Oil on panel, 41.1 × 33.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well known for his exquisite devotional diptychs, and Memling was influenced by his work,…
Hugo, Victor (1802-1885) Paysage avec deux châteaux en ruines (Landscape with Two Ruined Castles) 1847 Brush with brown ink and brown wash, over black crayon and graphite, with shellac, on paper, 26.8 x 46.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In…