Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911) Erasme (Erasmus) c.1899 One-sided bronze medallion, diameter 13.3 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Inscription: Monogram: AL legend in Greek and Latin: [ten kreitto ta sougrammata deieei: imago ad v […] effigie] in the field: ER / ROT / EXPRESSA…
Abbéma, Louise (1853-1927) Sarah Bernhardt 1875 Bronze, diameter 16,3 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) A Polish Nobleman 1637 Oil on panel. 96.8 x 66 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for…
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Il Fuoco (Fire) 1566 Oil on limewood panel, 66.5 x 51 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower right: Joesphus Arcimboldus Mlnensis. F. On the back side: IGNIS 1566 Two paintings from the “Four Elements” series can be…