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…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Prière à la mosquée (Prayer in the Mosque) 1874 Oil on canvas, 88.9 x 74.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gérôme painted this scene, which depicts the interior of the seventh-century mosque of ‘Amr in Cairo, after…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Café Maison, Le Caire; la coulée balles (Cafe House, Cairo; Casting Bullets) 1884 or earlier Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 62.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York While two mercenaries cast bullets and a third, seated behind them,…
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Les amateurs d’estampes (The Engraving Lovers) 1865 Oil on wood, 27 x 36 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Vol turc de femmes (Turkish Robbery of Women) 1852 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65.5 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Le fumeur accoudé (The smoker leaning) 1890 Oil on canvas, 92.5 x 73.5 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Rue de la Bavole à Honfleur 1864 Oil on canvas, 58 x 63 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim Compare: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Rue de la Bavole, Honfleur c.1864 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston See also: • Honfleur (France)
Ensor, James (1860-1949) Le Combat (The Fight) c.1925 Oil on canvas, 60.5 x 50 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
Ensor, James (1860-1949) L’intrigue (The Intrigue) 1890 Oil on canvas, 89.5 x 149 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1710 Ivory, 76 x 59 mm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Carriera was known throughout Europe for her pastel portraits, but she also pioneered the use of ivory as a support…