Tag: oval

Latino offre in matrimonio Lavinia a Enea (1753-1754)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Latino offre in matrimonio Lavinia a Enea (Latinus gives Aeneas his daughter Lavinia in marriage) 1753–1754 Oil on canvas, 140.5 x 109.5 cm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen Decorative pictorial sequences came to play a major role in Giambattista…

Self-Portrait (c.1640)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Self-Portrait c.1640 Oil on canvas, 56 x 46 cm National Portrait Gallery, London This portrait is one of three known self-portraits painted by van Dyck when he was in England, and it probably dates from the last years…

Saint Michel défait le diable (1850)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Saint Michel défait le diable (Saint Michael Defeats the Devil) probably 1850 Oil on paper mounted to canvas, 48.3 x 59.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Delacroix made this small sketch for a much larger commission: the ceiling of…

Una donna che si mette dei fiori nei capelli (c.1710)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Una donna che si mette dei fiori nei capelli (A Woman Putting Flowers in Her Hair) c.1710 Watercolor on ivory in a tortoiseshell pique-point frame, 8.6 x 10.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Scholars generally agree that…

Maquette for Oval with Points (1968)

Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Maquette for Oval with Points 1968 Bronze, 13.5 × 11.5 × 5.4 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Moore, a British sculptor known for abstract, biomorphic public artworks that recall natural forms, was commissioned by Princeton to make the…

Oval with Points (1969-1970)

Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Oval with Points 1969–1970 Bronze, c.335 x 265.4 x 133.3 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton One of the most photographed sculptures on campus, Oval with Points has an amorphous shape that counters the formalism of Princeton’s architecture. Henry…

A Young Man in a Large Hat (1626-1629)

Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) A Young Man in a Large Hat 1626–1629 Oil on panel, 29.3 x 23.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Frans Hals was the preeminent portrait painter in Haarlem, the most important artistic center of Holland in the early…

La Sainte Famille au repos (c.1627)

Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La Sainte Famille au repos avec l’enfant saint Jean-Baptiste et les anges (The Holy Family at Rest with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Angels) c.1627 Oil on canvas, 57 × 74 cm Museum of Fine…