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Les Convulsionnaires de Tanger (1837-1838)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Les Convulsionnaires de Tanger (The Convulsionists of Tangier) 1837–1838 Oil on canvas, 95.57 x 128.59 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Eugène Delacroix was the acknowledged master of the French Romantic school. In 1832, he traveled to North…

Vue de Tanger (1852-1853)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Vue de Tanger (View of Tangier) 1852–1853 Oil on canvas, 45.09 x 54.61 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis This painting once belonged to James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Minnesota railroad magnate whose collection of European paintings forms…

Vue de Tanger depuis la mer (1856-1858)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Vue de Tanger depuis la mer (View of Tangier from the Seashore) 1856–1858 Oil on canvas, 79.53 x 99.85 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Delacroix was one of the most influential artists in history. His painting style…

La Place de la Concorde (1960)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) La Place de la Concorde 1960 Color lithograph on simili Japan paper, 39.69 x 30.16 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis See also: • Place de la Concorde (Paris)

The Union of England and Scotland (1633-1634)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) 1633–1634 Oil on gessoed oak panel, 84.46 x 65.72 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis King Charles I of England (reigned 1625–49) commissioned…

Betrayal of Christ (c.1618-1620)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Oil on canvas, 141.92 x 113.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Looser and less formal than the portraits that made him famous, this work was completed shortly before Van Dyck began…

La mort de Germanicus (1627)

Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La mort de Germanicus (The Death of Germanicus) 1627 Oil on canvas, 148 x 198.1 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis The young Roman general Germanicus has just been poisoned by his jealous adoptive father, the emperor…

Magdalena penitente (c.1650-1665)

Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Magdalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) c.1650–1665 Oil on canvas, 123.2 x 108 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Tradition holds that Saint Mary Magdalene, a close follower of Jesus Christ, retreated to a cave in penitence during…

The Kiss IV (1902)

Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) The Kiss IV 1902 (printed c.1913) Woodcut in gray and black ink, 46.67 x 46.36 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis The Kiss is a subject that Munch returned to several times from 1895 to 1902. He…