Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) Persée et la Gorgone (Perseus and the Gorgon) c.1897 Marble, 196 x 111 x 90 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine “It’s Medusa!” “It’s Percy Jackson!” As soon as they catch sight of Perseus and the Gorgon, a marble…
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) Aurore (Aurora) c.1900 Bronze, 32 x 27 x 31 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Hina et te Fatou (The Moon and the Earth) c.1892 Tamanu wood, 83.1 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Léda au cygne (Leda and the Swan) c.1880 (possibly later) Oil on canvas, 59.7 x 74.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia This picture is unusual in Cézanne‘s oeuvre for its specific literary subject matter. It represents the story from Ovid‘s…
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Vénus de Milo aux tiroirs (Venus de Milo with Drawers) 1936 Painted plaster with metal pulls and mink pompons, 98 × 32.5 × 34 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí / Artists…
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Gradiva descubre las ruinas antropomorfas, Fantasía retrospectiva (Gradiva discovers the Anthropomorphic Ruins, Retrospective Fantasy) 1932 Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Salvador Dalí, Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí / VEGAP, Madrid When Salvador Dalí settled in…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Nymph at the Fountain c.1530–1534 Oil on panel, 75 x 120 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach was among the most important 16th-century German painters. His oeuvre includes religious compositions as…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Étude pour La nymphe surprise (Study for The Surprised Nymph) 1861 Oil on canvas, 34 x 25 cm Private collection Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Nymphe surprise 1861 Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nymphe surprise…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nymphe surprise (Surprised Nymph) c.1861 Oil on wooden board, 46 x 35.5 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Étude pour La nymphe surprise 1861 Private collection Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Nymphe surprise 1861 Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos…
De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Ettore e Andromaca (Hector and Andromache) 1955–1956 Oil on canvas, 80.2 x 60 cm Private collection Compare: De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Ettore e Andromaca 1917 Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Roma