Tag: mask

Nature morte dans l’atelier (1889)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Nature morte dans l’atelier (Still life in the studio) 1889 Oil on canvas, 83 x 113.5 cm Neue Pinakothek, Munich James Sidney Ensor‘s “Still Life” is more than the usual realistic studio study that is so often encountered…

Théâtre de masques (1908)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Théâtre de masques (Theatre of Masks) 1908 Oil on canvas, 72 x 86 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Masks, both diabolic and caricaturesque, are one of the principal motifs found throughout the entire artistic output of the Belgian painter James…

L’intrigue (1890)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) L’intrigue (The Intrigue) 1890 Oil on canvas, 89.5 x 149 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Allegoria della Giustizia (early 1680s)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Allegoria della Giustizia (Allegory of Justice) early 1680s Oil on canvas, 99.9 × 96 cm National Gallery, London This modello, or detailed oil study, is one of a group of 12 that Giordano made in preparation for the ceiling frescoes…

Autoritratto in aspetto di Medusa (post 1474)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Autoritratto in aspetto di Medusa (Self-portrait as Medusa) post 1474 Pen, brush, ink on paper, 124 x 99 mm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze In the late 18th century, this work was recorded as “Mask in pen” in the…

Honoré de Balzac (1882)

Astruc, Zacharie (1833-1907) Honoré de Balzac 1882 Bronze, 24.2 x 14.3 x 9 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850)

Masque mortuaire de Modigliani (c.1920)

Kisling, Moïse (1891-1953) Masque mortuaire de Modigliani (Death Mask of Modigliani) c.1920 Bronze, 21.6 × 14 × 12.1 cm, 1.8 kg Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York See also: • Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920)