Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Naturaleza muerta (Still Life) 1918 Oil on canvas, 60 x 70 cm Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
Naturaleza muerta (1918)
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Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland (1904)
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland 1904 Oil on canvas, 254 x 146 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid John Singer Sargent lived in Paris until 1886. He studied with the painter Carolus Duran and made friends with a…
Venus and Cupid (c.1606-1611)
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…
Le Concours musical (c.1749-1752)
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Le Concours musical (The Musical Contest) c.1749–1752 Oil on canvas, 62 x 74 cm Wallace Collection, London
Paris (c.1628)
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Paris c.1628 Oil on canvas, 96 x 84 cm Wallace Collection, London
Los desposorios de la Virgen (c.1670)
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Los desposorios de la Virgen (The Marriage of the Virgin) c.1670 Oil on mahogany panel, 76.2 x 56.5 cm Wallace Collection, London
Les Hasards heureux de l’escarpolette (c.1767-1768)
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…
The Laughing Cavalier (1624)
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) The Laughing Cavalier 1624 Oil on canvas, 83 x 67.3 cm Wallace Collection, London A highly gifted portraitist, Frans Hals had a supreme ability to characterise his sitters and make them appear lifelike. This exuberant portrait of a…
Jester with a Lute (c.1623-1624)
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Jester with a Lute c.1623–1624 Oil on canvas, 70 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The title of Bouffon (it dates back at least to 1921) refers to the world of theater (stripes of costume) and the genre…
Gypsy Girl (c.1626)
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Gypsy Girl (La Bohémienne) c.1626 Oil on canvas, 58 x 52 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The title of “Bohemian”, inseparable from the fame of the painting, was given to her upon her entry into the Louvre (cat. Reiset).…