Tag: NGA

Guerrier nu avec une lance (c.1816)

Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Guerrier nu avec une lance (Nude Warrior with a Spear) c.1816 Oil on canvas, 93.6 x 75.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington At the age of nineteen, Théodore Gericault entered the Parisian studio of Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, a successful…

Madonna col Bambino in trono (c.1420)

Gentile da Fabriano (c.1370-1427) Madonna col Bambino in trono (Madonna and Child Enthroned) c.1420 Tempera on poplar panel, 95.7 x 56.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A young woman, holding a baby in her lap, sits on a wide bench…

Hommage à Rimbaud (1961)

Ernst, Max (1891-1976) Hommage à Rimbaud (Homage to Rimbaud) 1961 Etching and aquatint in blue-gray and pale pink National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Rimbaud, Arthur (1854-1891)

Les Patineurs (1889)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Les Patineurs (The Ice Skaters) 1889 Hand-colored etching and drypoint, 17.8 x 23.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

Fresh Widow (1920, 1964)

Duchamp, Marcel (1887-1968) Fresh Widow original 1920, fabricated 1964 Painted wood, glass, black leather, paper, and transparent tape, 76.6 x 53 x 10.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In 1913, following his early experiments with cubism, Duchamp sought to expose and…

La vocazione degli apostoli Pietro e Andrea (1308-1311)

Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319) La vocazione degli apostoli Pietro e Andrea (The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew) 1308–1311 Tempera on panel, 42.7 × 45.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This painting was part of the predella (the bottom tier)…