Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Baigneuses avec une tortue (Bathers with a Turtle) 1907–1908 Oil on canvas, 181.6 x 221 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus and Cupid c.1606–1611 Oil on canvas, 137 x 111 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Rubens was the most outstanding of all Flemish painters, and a leading exponent of Baroque art. The Toilet of Venus is one of…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Les hasards heureux de l’escarpolette (The Happy Chances of the Swing) c.1767–1768 Oil on canvas, 81 x 64.2 cm Wallace Collection, London Fragonard’s iconic painting is one of the most emblematic images of 18th-century French art. A young…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Ercole scaccia il Fauno dal letto di Onfale (Hercules Expelling the Faun from Omphale’s Bed) c.1585 Oil on canvas, 112 × 106 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Martirio di sant’Andrea (The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew) 1628 Oil on canvas, 206.1 × 177.7 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest