Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Ovide chez les Scythes (Ovid among the Scythians) 1859 Oil on canvas, 87.6 × 130.2 cm National Gallery, London In AD 8 the Roman poet Ovid, author of The Art Of Love and the epic poem Metamorphoses, was banished…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée (Child Jupiter nursed by the goat Amalthea) c.1639 Oil on canvas, 97 x 133 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Compare: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Jupiter enfant nourri par les nymphes c.1650 National Gallery of Art, Washington …
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Jupiter enfant nourri par les nymphes (Nymphs Feeding the Child Jupiter) c.1650 Oil on canvas, 117.4 x 155.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée c.1639 Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Milkmaid (Het melkmeisje) 1660 Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 41 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam A maidservant pours milk, entirely absorbed in her work. Except for the stream of milk, everything else is still. Vermeer took this simple everyday…