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Vue depuis les jardins Farnèse (1826)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Vue depuis les jardins Farnèse (View from the Farnese Gardens, Rome) 1826 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 24.4475 x 40.005 cm The Phillips Collection, Washington After working several years in France, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot embarked for Italy in…

Agostina (1866)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Agostina 1866 Oil on canvas, 132.4 x 97.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This model was likely an immigrant from the rural region near Rome. Corot dressed her in traditional costume and placed her in an Italian…

Autoportrait à l’âge de 24 ans (1804)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Autoportrait à l’âge de 24 ans (Self-portrait at age 24) 1804 Oil on canvas, 77 x 63 cm Musée Condé, Chantilly An early work, painted in 1804, was exhibited in its initial state at the Salon…

Majas al balcón (c.1800-1810)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Majas al balcón (Majas on a Balcony) c.1800–1810 Oil on canvas, 194.9 x 125.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Attributed to Goya. The women known as majas visually distinguished themselves through opulent, exaggerated traditional dress that…

Majas al balcón (c.1808-1812)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Majas al balcón (Majas on a Balcony) c.1808–1812 Oil on canvas, 162 x 107 cm Private collection, Switzerland Compare: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Majas al balcón c.1800–1810 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York    

El coloso (after 1808)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El coloso (The Colossus) after 1808 Oil on canvas, 116 x 105 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A fearsome giant looms over a valley filled with a terrified, scattering multitude in what has on occasions been seen as…

Doña Teresa Sureda (c.1803-1804)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Doña Teresa Sureda (Thérèse Louise de Sureda) c.1803–1804 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 79.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Sureda, Teresa

Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol (c.1803-1804)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol c.1803–1804 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 79.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the knees up, a cleanshaven, young man with pale, peachy skin leans on his right elbow, to our left,…

La familia de Carlos IV (1800)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) La familia de Carlos IV (The Family of Carlos IV) 1800 Oil on canvas, 280 x 336 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This portrait of the family of King Carlos IV (1748-1819) was painted in Aranjuez and Madrid…

La maja vestida (1800-1807)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) La maja vestida (The Clothed Maja) 1800–1807 Oil on canvas, 94.7 x 188 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid An unidentified lady wearing delicate transparent clothing and a yellow jacket with black decorations lies on a green velvet divan…