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Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala (c.1889)

Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala (Funerary Portrait of Jacques Damala) c.1889 Marble, 27.9 x 46 x 31.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The great tragic actress, Sarah Bernhardt, was also a gifted sculptor. She carved this…

Cristo benedicente (c.1510)

Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Cristo benedicente (Christ Blessing) c.1510 Oil on masonite, 58.1 x 46.51 cm New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans Christ holds his crystal orb, representing the celestial and earthly sphere over which he is the savior, in Latin the…

Mother and Child in the Conservatory (1906)

Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Mother and Child in the Conservatory 1906 Oil on canvas, 36 1/8 x 28 3/4 in New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans Mary Cassatt was one of the most prominent artists of her time. Born in Philadelphia,…

Ritratto di un uomo barbuto (c.1540)

Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Ritratto di un uomo barbuto (Portrait of a Bearded Man) c.1540 Oil on canvas, 97.79 x 85.09 cm New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans The tight space between the blue curtain, cast shadow of the green wall and…

Ragazzo con un libro (c.1747-1750)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Ragazzo con un libro (Boy Holding a Book, Portrait of Lorenzo Tiepolo) c.1747–1750 Oil on canvas, 48.26 x 39.05 cm New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans