Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Autoritratto come giovane uomo (Self-Portrait as a Young Man) c.1548 Oil on pine panel, 45.7 × 36.8 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London This early and forceful self-portrait, by one of the greatest Venetian painters, was done with…
Raffaello (1483-1520) La pesca miracolosa (The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, Luke 5: 1-11) c.1515–1516 Cartoon for a tapestry, 322 × 401 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London The Raphael Cartoons are designs for tapestries and were commissioned from Raphael by Pope Leo…
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Portrait of the Artist 1859 Etching and drypoint on paper, 22.5 x 14.8 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Self-portrait etching by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Signed and dated 1859. The artist depicts himself full-face, bust-length, staring…
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Tête de Maurice Utrillo (Head of Maurice Utrillo) 1928 Lithograph, 8 3/4 × 7 in Victoria and Albert Museum, London See also: • Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Nadar (1820-1910) Edmond de Goncourt 1877 Carbon print, 24 x 19.5 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester See also: • Goncourt, Edmond de (1822-1896)
Bracquemond, Félix (1833-1914) Portrait d’Edmond de Goncourt (Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt) 1882 Etching on parchment, 44.45 × 30.8 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee See also: • Goncourt, Edmond de (1822-1896)
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Homère et son guide (Homer and His Guide) 1874 Oil on canvas, 208.92 x 142.88 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee See also: • Homer (fl. 9th or 8th century BC)
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) L’Astronomo (The Astronomer) 1638 Oil on canvas, 78.4 x 97.8 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist 1620–1625 Oil on oak, 123 x 93.9 cm National Gallery, London In this painting, the Virgin Mary, Joseph and Christ look almost as if they are posing for a family…
Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Holy Family with Shepherds 1616 Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 106.7 x 76.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Working in Antwerp, the commercial center of the Spanish Netherlands, Jordaens catered to an international audience…