Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Vue de toits, Effet de neige (View of Rooftops, Snow) 1878 Oil on canvas, 64.5 x 81 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris At the fourth Impressionist Exhibition in 1879, Caillebotte presented over twenty-five works. These included two roofscapes of…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Dans un café (In a Café) 1880 Oil on canvas, 153 x 114 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen Caillebotte presented this café scene, typical of modern life, at the fifth Impressionist Exhibition. A life-sized male figure dominates the…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Raboteurs de parquet (Floor Scrapers) 1875 Oil on canvas, 102 x 147 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris This painting is one of the first representations of urban proletariat. Whereas peasants (Gleaners by Millet) or country workers (Stone Breakers by…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Portrait de l’artiste (Self-portrait) c.1892 Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 32.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Olympia 1863 Oil on canvas, 130.5 x 191 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris With Olympia, Manet reworked the traditional theme of the female nude, using a strong, uncompromising technique. Both the subject matter and its depiction explain the scandal…
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Primavera (Spring) 1573 Oil on panel, 76 x 63.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The four seasons, © Musée du Louvre/A. Dequier – M. Bard Origin: Series of four paintings (R.F. 1964-30 to 33) representing the Seasons, most…
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Inverno (Winter) 1573 Oil on panel, 76 x 63.6 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The four seasons, © Musée du Louvre/A. Dequier – M. Bard Origin: Series of four paintings (R.F. 1964-30 to 33) representing the Seasons, most…
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Estate (Summer) 1573 Oil on panel, 76 x 64 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The four seasons, © Musée du Louvre/A. Dequier – M. Bard Origin: Series of four paintings (R.F. 1964-30 to 33) representing the Seasons, most…
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Autunno (Autumn) 1573 Oil on panel, 76 x 63.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The four seasons, © Musée du Louvre/A. Dequier – M. Bard Origin: Series of four paintings (R.F. 1964-30 to 33) representing the Seasons, most…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin c.1434–1435 Oil on panel, 66 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Painted for Nicolas Rolin (around 1376/80-1462), chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy Philippe the Good, to adorn the personal chapel (Saint-Sébastien…