Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Virgin Nursing the Child c.1512 Oil on limewood, 81.6 × 54 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
The Virgin Nursing the Child (c.1512)
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Conversation à Arcachon (1926-1930)
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Conversation à Arcachon (Conversation in Arcachon) 1926–1930 Oil on canvas, 56 x 48 cm Petit Palais, Paris Bonnard discovered the Mediterranean Sea and its “reflections as colourful as the light” in 1909, along with Manguin and Signac. From then…
Garçon à la veste bleue (1919)
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Garçon à la veste bleue (The Boy) 1919 Oil on canvas, 92.1 × 60.3 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Utilizing the expressive potential of the human face and figure in a highly individual way, Modigliani painted the colorful…
Self-Portrait (c.1629)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self-Portrait c.1629 Oil on oak panel, 44 cm × 34 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Over the course of more than forty years, Rembrandt portrayed his own likeness at least seventy-five times. In this highly unconventional work, painted when…
Les joies de la maternité (c.1754)
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Les joies de la maternité (The Joys of Motherhood) c.1754 Oil on canvas, 57 x 38-1/2 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Idealized visions of the pleasures of local country life were popularized in the 1740s by Charles-Simon Favart…
The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (c.1617)
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem c.1617 Oil on canvas, 151 × 229.2 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis In 1618, Peter Paul Rubens referred to the young Anthony van Dyck as “the best of my pupils.” This…
Ritratto di giovane (1430s-1450s)
Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475) Ritratto di giovane (Portrait of a Young Man) 1430s-1450s Tempera and/or oil on wood panel, 61.6 x 61.6 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis
Giotto Painting Dante’s Portrait (c.1859)
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Giotto Painting Dante’s Portrait c.1859 Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on cream wove paper, mounted to paper-backed canvas, 47.6 x 56.4 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA Compare: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Giotto Painting the Portrait of Dante 1852 Private collection…
Madonna col Bambino (1470)
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) 1470 Oil on wood, 62 x 48 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris This work—belatedly attributed to Botticelli—is distinguished by the simplicity of the composition, the finesse of the execution, and the serene expressions on…
La fuga in Egitto (1510)
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) La fuga in Egitto (The Flight into Egypt) 1510 Oil on canvas, 151 x 89 cm Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris Attributed to Botticelli, a painter in whom Nélie André was particularly interested, this painting represents a famous biblical episode—the flight…