Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) Dressing for the Carnival 1877 Oil on canvas, 50.8 x 76.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In this painting Homer evoked the dislocation and endurance of African American culture that is a legacy of slavery—specifically the Jonkonnu…
La Tour, Georges de (1593-1652) La Diseuse de bonne aventure (The Fortune-Teller) probably 1630s Oil on canvas, 101.9 x 123.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Darting eyes and busy hands create a captivating narrative between otherwise staid figures, each…
La Tour, Georges de (1593-1652) La Madeleine aux deux flammes (The Penitent Magdalen with two flames) c.1640 Oil on canvas, 133.4 x 102.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York With its extreme contrasts of candlelight and shadow, pared-down geometry, and meditative…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Sacra Famiglia con san Giovannino (The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist) early 1600s Oil on canvas, 117.5 x 95.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This is the only private devotional painting of the Madonna…
Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) I lastricatori di strade (The Street Pavers) 1914 Oil on canvas, 100 × 100 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Boccioni was a member of the Futurists, a group of Italian artists who announced their existence in 1909…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Gustav Mahler 1909 Bronze, 35.6 × 22.9 × 25.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Ascetic, sharp features give the composer an aristocratic look. Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) modeled for Rodin, though the sittings were difficult to endure for…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Roses 1890 Oil on canvas, 93 x 74 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York On the eve of his departure from the asylum in Saint-Rémy in May 1890, Van Gogh painted an exceptional group of four still…
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Autoportrait (Self Portrait) c.1858 Oil on canvas, 26.4 x 21.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York At the beginning of his career, between 1854 and 1861, Fantin-Latour executed a large number of self-portraits in chalk, charcoal, and oil.…
Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875) Le matin (Morning) s.d. Wood engraving on chine collé, 15 x 22 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York From the series, “Four Times of the Day” (1830–1875). Compare: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Le Matin, d’après Millet 1890 Hermitage…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le Repas des enfants (The Children’s Meal) 1895 Oil on paperboard, mounted on wood panel, 59.4 × 74.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York