Caravaggio (1571-1610) Canestra di frutta (Basket of Fruit) c.1597–1600 Oil on canvas, 54.5 × 67.5 cm Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milano This is probably the most famous painting in the collection of Cardinal Federico Borromeo, which formed the original nucleus of the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Famille de l’artiste (The Artist’s Family) 1896 Oil on canvas, 173 x 137.2 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Renoir presents his family in the garden of their residence in Paris. At center Renoir‘s wife, Aline Charigot Renoir, wears…
Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) Thérèse lisant dans le parc de Méric (Thérèse reading in the park of Méric) 1867 Oil on canvas 92 x 59.2 cm Private collection The subject of this work was Bazille’s cousin and primary subject for many of…
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)
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Mauvaise surprise (Unpleasant Surprise) 1901 Oil on canvas, 194.6 x 129.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The large-scale jungle scenes of Henri Rousseau are rife with violent struggles between wild animals such as lions, tigers, and horses. Here, a…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Famille Henriot (Henriot Family) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 164.1 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Daytrips to the countryside around Paris became a popular form of leisure during the late 19th century. Renoir alludes to this kind…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Les Vessenots in Auvers 1890 Oil on canvas, 55 x 65 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This landscape of ‘Les Vessenots,’ on the outskirts of Auvers, shows a group of old country cottages placed just below a raised…