Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Pygmalion et Galatée (Pygmalion and Galatea) c.1890 Oil on canvas, 88.9 x 68.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Between 1890 and 1892, Gérôme made both painted and sculpted variations on the theme of Pygmalion and Galatea, the…
Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Anacréon, Bacchus et l’Amour (Anacreon with the Infants Bacchus and Cupid) modeled 1878 (cast c.1893) Bronze, 72.4 × 43.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In the early 19th century, industrial approaches to production created a new middle-class market for small-scale…
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Musa (A Muse) c.1725 Pastel on laid blue paper, 31 × 26 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles This alluring muse gracefully turns her head to the left, exposing a seductive neck and tender pink earlobe. Transparent gauze covers…
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Apollo 1740–1746 Pastel on blue paper, 67 x 52 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Pair: Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Diana 1740–1746 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Diana 1740–1746 Pastel on blue paper, 67 x 52 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Pair: Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Apollo 1740–1746 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Satiressa con tamburello (Female Satyr with Tambourine) c.1730 Oil on canvas, 59.7 x 95.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Compare: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Satiressa con una brocca in mano c.1730 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Satiressa con una brocca in mano (Female Satyr Holding a Ewer) c.1730 Oil on canvas, 59 x 95.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Compare: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Satiressa con tamburello c.1730 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus Frigida (Cold Venus) 1614 Oil on panel, 143 x 184 x 3.8 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp The title refers to Terence: “sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus” (“without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes”)…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio (Venus with a Mirror) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 124.5 x 105.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Titian’s goddess of love and beauty conjures the sense of touch. Observing her flushed cheek, one can almost feel its…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio (Venus with a Mirror) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 116.5 x 101 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich Compare: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere allo specchio c.1555 National Gallery of Art, Washington