Tag: nude

Danae (c.1612)

Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Danae c.1612 Oil on copper, 41.3 × 52.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Artemisia Gentileschi excelled at capturing textures, as seen in this reclining figure’s golden hair, the lush fabrics, and metal coins that fall on…

Baigneuses avec une tortue (1907-1908)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Baigneuses avec une tortue (Bathers with a Turtle) 1907–1908 Oil on canvas, 181.6 x 221 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis In 1941, Henri Matisse simply described this painting as “three women by the sea, playing with…

Ercole scaccia il Fauno dal letto di Onfale (c.1585)

Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Ercole scaccia il Fauno dal letto di Onfale (Hercules Expelling the Faun from Omphale’s Bed) c.1585 Oil on canvas, 112 × 106 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest As Ovid’s Fasti (Roman calendar) relates, Hercules and Omphale once exchanged…

Apollo dormiente con le Muse (c.1549)

Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Apollo dormiente con le Muse che si disperdono e la Fama in fuga (Sleeping Apollo with the Muses Dispersing and Fame Fleeing) c.1549 Oil on canvas, 44.5 × 74 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Prometeo (c.1660)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Prometeo (Prometheus) c.1660 Oil on canvas, 186 × 132 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest