Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) L’Atelier du peintre (The Painter’s Studio) 1854–1855 Oil on canvas, 361 x 598 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris The enormous Studio is without doubt Courbet‘s most mysterious composition. However, he provides several clues to its interpretation: “It’s the whole world…
(1796–1875) The artist’s works: Corot à son chevalet 1825 Musée du Louvre, Paris La Trinité-des-Monts c.1825–1828 Musée du Louvre, Paris Aqueduc c.1826–1828 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Aqueduc dans la campagne romaine 1826 Private collection Le Velino, la Sortie du Lac de…
(1862–1918) The artist’s works: Male Nude with Left Foot on a Pedestal 1879 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Two Girls with Oleander c.1890–1892 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Lady with purple scarf c.1895 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Blind Man 1896 Leopold Museum, Vienna Pallas Athene 1898 Wien…
(1853–1927) Louise Catherine Léonie Abbéma The artist’s works: Sarah Bernhardt 1875 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Portrait de Jeanne Samary c.1879 Musée Carnavalet, Paris Sarah Bernhardt à table 1885 Petit Palais, Paris La Sorcière 1903 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Portrait de Sarah Bernhardt 1921 Musée d’Orsay, Paris…
(1855–1943) Georges Rivière in Art: Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Bal du moulin de la Galette 1876 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Georges Rivière et Marguerite Legrand 1876–1877 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Georges Rivière 1877 National Gallery of…
(1841–1906) Hyacinthe-Eugène Meunier, dit Eugène Murer The artist’s works: Trilogy of Months, state II s.d. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Eugène Murer in Art: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Eugène Murer 1877 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Eugène Murer…
(1535–1607) Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori The artist’s works: Studio di un cranio c.1545 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam La deposizione dalla croce c.1550 Museo del Prado, Madrid Autoritratto c.1555 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Maria de’ Medici c.1555 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Ritratto di…
(1511–1574) The artist’s works: Ritratto di Lorenzo il Magnifico c.1533–1534 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Tentazioni di San Gerolamo 1541 Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Cristo in casa di Simone il fariseo 1544 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Sei poeti toscani 1544 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Sacra…
(1503–1572) Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano Il Bronzino The artist’s works: Sacra Famiglia c.1527–1528 National Gallery of Art, Washington Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino c.1530 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Ritratto di giovane uomo 1530s Metropolitan Museum of Art, New…
(1696–1770) Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The artist’s works: Teste da un cammeo 1700s Rhode Island School of Design, Providence La regina Zenobia davanti all’imperatore Aureliano c.1717 Museo del Prado, Madrid Scipione l’Africano libera Massiva 1719–1721 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Madonna col Bambino c.1720–1725…