Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Joseph Roulin assis (Joseph Roulin seated) 1888 Oil on canvas, 81.3 cm × 65.4 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Van Gogh left Paris for Arles, a small town in southern France, in February 1888, where he…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’exécution de l’empereur Maximilien (The Execution of Emperor Maximilian) 1867 Oil on canvas, 195.9 x 259.7 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston In 1867, Maximilian, emperor of Mexico, was executed with two of his generals—Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía—by…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Rue de la Bavole, Honfleur c.1864 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 61 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Dating from the beginning of Monet‘s career, this view of a street in the old port of Honfleur is a…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Pont de Charing Cross, temps couvert (Charing Cross Bridge, Overcast Day) 1900 Oil on canvas, 60.6 x 91.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Coal dust combined with naturally damp weather in the 19th century to create near…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Camille Monet et un enfant dans le jardin de l’artiste à Argenteuil (Camille Monet and a Child in the Artist’s Garden in Argenteuil) 1875 Oil on canvas, 55.3 x 64.7 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Camille, Monet‘s…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Japonaise (Camille Monet in Japanese Costume) 1876 Oil on canvas, 231.8 x 142.3 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Monet exhibited this work at the second group show of the Impressionist painters in 1876, where it attracted…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Sur le Grand Canal, Venise (Grand Canal, Venice) 1881 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65.1 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston When Renoir’s Venetian pictures were first exhibited, one critic called them, “the most outrageous series of ferocious…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Maria Bockenolle, Wife of Johannes Elison 1634 Oil on canvas, 174.9 x 124.1 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Maria Bockenolle was Dutch but lived in England; here she is dressed according to English fashion. Her broad-brimmed hat,…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Reverend Johannes Elison 1634 Oil on canvas, 174 x 124.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Reverend Johannes Elison was the minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in Norwich, England; his wife, Maria Bockenolle, is represented in…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Gold Chain 1634 Oil on panel, 69.5 x 53 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston As a young painter newly arrived in Amsterdam, Rembrandt rapidly gained fame for his stylish portraits of…