Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Portrait of a Young Woman c.1435–1440 Silverpoint on cream prepared paper, 16.6 x 11.6 cm British Museum, London
Portrait of a Young Woman (c.1435-1440)
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Atiti (1892)
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Atiti 1892 Oil on canvas, 29.7 x 24.7 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Atiti on his deathbed In 1891 Paul Gauguin moves to Tahiti. There he becomes friends with his neighbours, the Suhas family. He feels particularly close to…
Portrait d’un homme (1860)
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait d’un homme (Portrait of a Man) 1860 Oil on canvas, 61.4 x 50.4 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
Vuillard au col blanc (1888)
Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Vuillard au col blanc (Self-portrait with White Collar) 1888 Oil on canvas, 39.5 x 31 cm Private collection This beautiful 1888 self-portrait of Edouard Vuillard is a prescient expression of the Nabi painter’s intimist talent that would…
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…
La petite servante (c.1916)
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) La petite servante (Little Servant Girl) c.1916 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 54 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis The first painting by Modigliani to enter the Institute‘s collection, The Little Servant Girl is typical of the…
Tête (1911-1912)
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Tête (Head) 1911–1912 Limestone, 65.4 x 17.1 x 21.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis A protaganist of the vibrant artistic community in Paris around 1910, the Italian Amedeo Modigliani sought to establish a new sculptural language, inspired…
Sei poeti toscani (1543-1544)
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Sei poeti toscani (Six Tuscan Poets) 1543–1544 Oil on panel, 132.1 x 131.1 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis See also: This group portrait of six distinguished Tuscan poets and writers celebrates the golden age of Italian…
Tête de jeune femme (late 19th century)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Tête de jeune femme (Head of a Young Woman) late 19th century Oil on canvas, 41.6 x 32.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis
L’Enfant au biscuit (c.1899)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) L’Enfant au biscuit (Child with a Biscuit) c.1899 Color lithograph, 31.5 x 26.2 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis See also: • Renoir, Jean (1894-1979)