Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Portrait d’une femme (Portrait of a Woman) 1872–1875 Oil on canvas, 56 x 46.1 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Formerly entitled ‘Portrait of the Artist’s Sister, Mme Edma Pontillon(?)’ This woman has just turned her head to…
Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di donna (Portrait of a Woman) c.1550 Oil on wood, 60 x 48.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Bronzino was court painter to Cosimo I de’Medici, the Duke of Florence. Though the woman cannot be definitively identified,…
Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956) Portrait de femme à la colombe (Portrait of a Woman with a Dove) 1932 Oil on canvas, 45.9 x 38.1 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Dame au chien (A Woman with a Dog) c.1769 Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 65.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This painting belongs to a celebrated group of Fragonards known as the fantasy figures. The canvas…
Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) A Young Woman as a Shepherdess s.d. Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 66.7 x 50.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Inscribed (lower right): Rembrandt f. / 1632. Like many of Rembrandt’s other pupils, Govert Flinck…
Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916) Portrait de Mlle Quivoron (Portrait of Mlle Quivoron) 1860–1914 Etching, drypoint, 39 × 26.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This is a portrait of Louise, Marie Bracquemond‘s sister, who lived with the artist and her husband…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Gabrielle aux Bijoux (Gabrielle with Jewellery) 1910 Oil on canvas, 81 x 65 cm Private Collection See also: • Renard, Gabrielle (1878-1959)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Gabrielle à la rose (Gabrielle with a rose) 1911 Oil on canvas, 55.5 x 47 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Renard, Gabrielle (1878-1959)
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Costanza Alidosi (Portrait of Costanza Alidosi) c.1595 Oil on canvas 157.48 x 119.39 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington Lavinia Fontana depicted the Bolognese noblewoman Costanza Alidosi seated in a sparsely, yet…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Lady with a Lap Dog c.1665 Oil on canvas, 81.3 × 64.1 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto