Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) Le cycliste (The Bicyclist) 1951 Oil on canvas, 130.8 x 97.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Straddling a bicycle, a sturdy woman stands still. One foot rests on the right pedal, the other on the…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Deux danseuses jaunes et roses (Two Dancers in Yellow and Pink) 1898 Pastel on paper, 106 x 108 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Estate (Summer) c.1546–1548 Oil on canvas, 105.7 x 193 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Summer is represented here as Ceres, goddess of agriculture, reclining in front of her attribute, a row of wheat stalks. The work…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) La conversione di san Paolo (The Conversion of Saint Paul) c.1544 Oil on canvas, 152.7 x 236.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Before he became known as Saint Paul, Saul was a persecutor of Christians. This…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith and Holofernes) 1552–1555 Oil on canvas, 58 x 119 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is one of seven canvases (P00386, P00388, P00389, P00393, P00394, P00395, P00396) in a group linked by the…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Femme au perroquet (Woman with a Parrot) 1866 Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 195.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When this painting was shown in the Salon of 1866, some critics censured Courbet‘s “lack of…