Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841–1919) La loge (The Theater Box) 1874 Oil on canvas, 80 x 63.5 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Pierre-Auguste Renoir showed La Loge (The Theatre Box) at the first Impressionist group exhibition in Paris in 1874. The painting was designed make an impact there.…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Les Fiancés, dit Le Ménage Sisley (A Couple) c.1868 Oil on canvas, 105 x 75 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne Probably we shall never establish beyond doubt the identity of the lady depicted in the painting. For a long…
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) Marriage of Peleus and Thetis 1636–1638 Oil on canvas, 181 x 288 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid As with the Rape of Hippodamia (P01658), this marriage scene was commissioned from Rubens as part of the mythological cycle drawn from…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Baldassarre Castiglione (Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione) c.1525 Oil on canvas, 124 x 97 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin See also: • Castiglione, Baldassarre (1478-1529)