Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Lions dans un paysage montagneux (Lions in a Mountainous Landscape) c.1818–1820 Oil on wood, 48.3 x 59.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This vigorous painting of six lions in a remote, spectrally illuminated lair—possibly intended to…
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) Saint Barbara 1438 Oil on oak panel, 101 x 47 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Saint Barbara reads by the light of a fireplace in a richly appointed room. The key to her identity lies outside the window…
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) A Man c.1435 Oil with egg tempera on oak, 40.7 x 28.1 cm National Gallery, London This striking portrait of a man in a red hat forms a pair with Campin’s A Woman – the sitters were clearly husband…
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) A Woman c.1435 Oil with egg tempera on oak, 40.6 x 28.1 cm National Gallery, London This striking portrait of a woman forms a pair with Campin’s portrait A Man: the sitters were clearly married. We don’t know…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) A Young Man at Prayer c.1475 Oil on oak, 39 x 25.4 cm National Gallery, London A pale young man, hands folded in prayer, is engaged in private devotions. The book is presumably a prayer book or a Book…
Sustermans, Justus (1597-1681) Ritratto di Galileo Galilei (Portrait of Galileo Galilei) 1635 Oil on canvas, 56 x 48 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze The portrait of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is one of Sustermans’ most famous works. It was commissioned by Elia…
Nadar (1820-1910) Victor Hugo sur son lit de mort (Victor Hugo on His Deathbed) 1885 Woodburytype, 18.7 × 24.4 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles Compare: Nadar (1820-1910) Victor Hugo sur son lit de mort 1885 Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo See also:…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Phryné devant l’aréopage (Phryné before the Areopagus) 1861 Oil on canvas, 80 x 128 cm Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg Compare: Nadar (1820-1910) Femme nue debout 1860–1861 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Famed for his portraits of writers, artists, and…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Diogène (Diogenes) 1860 Oil on canvas, 74.5 x 101 cm Walters Art Museum, Baltimore See also: • Athens (Greece) | Diogenes (c.404 BC-c.323 BC)
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Jérusalem (Jerusalem) 1867 Oil on canvas, 82 x 144.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Jerusalem (Israel)