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Mauvaise surprise (1901)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Mauvaise surprise (Unpleasant Surprise) 1901 Oil on canvas, 194.6 x 129.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The large-scale jungle scenes of Henri Rousseau are rife with violent struggles between wild animals such as lions, tigers, and horses. Here, a…

Nu couché (1923-1924)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Nu couché (Reclining Nude) 1923–1924 Oil on canvas, 60 x 92 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Matisse painted this work in Nice, a city in the South of France that he visited frequently in the 1920s. The canvas is…

Léda au cygne (c.1880)

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…

La crucifixión (1627)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) La crucifixión (The Crucifixion) 1627 Oil on canvas, 290.3 × 165.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Beginning in the mid-sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church clarified and reaffirmed its doctrine and practices in an effort to…

The Nymph at the Fountain (1530-1534)

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…

La Baigneuse blonde (1882)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Baigneuse blonde (Blonde Bather) 1882 Oil on canvas, 90 x 63 cm Pinacoteca Agnelli, Torino Compare: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Baigneuse blonde 1881 Clark Art Institute, Williamstown     See also: • Charigot, Aline (1859-1915)

Femme nue sur un canapé (1915)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Femme nue sur un canapé (Nude on a Couch) 1915 Oil on canvas, 54.4 x 65.3 cm Tate Britain, London See also: • Renard, Gabrielle (1878-1959)