Tag: oval

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…

Ritratto d’uomo (c.1710)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1710 Ivory, 76 x 59 mm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Carriera was known throughout Europe for her pastel portraits, but she also pioneered the use of ivory as a support…

Satiressa con tamburello (c.1730)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Satiressa con tamburello (Female Satyr with Tambourine) c.1730 Oil on canvas, 59.7 x 95.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Compare: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Satiressa con una brocca in mano c.1730 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena    

Satiressa con una brocca in mano (c.1730)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Satiressa con una brocca in mano (Female Satyr Holding a Ewer) c.1730 Oil on canvas, 59 x 95.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Compare: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Satiressa con tamburello c.1730 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena    

Arion sur un hippocampe (1855)

Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Arion sur un hippocampe (Arion on a Sea Horse) 1855 Oil on fabric, 71.3 x 111.8 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair). These paintings are from a…

A Young Woman as a Shepherdess

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…