Tag: Philadelphia

Femme aux pigeons (c.1865)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Femme aux pigeons (Woman with Pigeons) c.1865 Oil on canvas, 79.7 x 60.6 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Though Gustave Courbet was best known for his early paintings of French peasants, in later decades he focused on scenes of animals,…

Le Martyre de saint Symphorien (1865)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Le Martyre de saint Symphorien (The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorien) 1865 Oil on canvas, 36.7 x 31.6 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Ingres here depicts Saint Symphorien, a Roman Christian of the second or third century,…

La mort de Sardanapale (1844)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) La mort de Sardanapale (The Death of Sardanapalus) 1844 Oil on canvas, 73.7 × 92.6 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia The subject of this painting was inspired by Lord Byron‘s dramatic poem of 1821 about the life of an…

New York Skyline, Light Buildings (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Light Buildings 1918 Transfer lithograph, 22.9 x 34.6 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Compare: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Dark Buildings 1918 Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia     See also: • New York, NY (USA)

New York Skyline, Dark Buildings (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Dark Buildings 1918 Transfer lithograph, 20.3 x 34.6 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Compare: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New York Skyline, Light Buildings 1918 Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia     See also: • New York, NY (USA)

Aqueduc (c.1826-1828)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Aqueduc (Aqueduct) c.1826–1828 Oil on canvas, 24.1 x 43.8 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Compare: Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Aqueduc dans la campagne romaine 1826 Private collection     See also: • Roma (Italia)

Paysage à Ornans (c.1868)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Paysage à Ornans (Landscape at Ornans) c.1868 Oil on canvas, 47.3 x 56.4 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia See also: • Ornans (France)

Liberación del peón (1931)

Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) Liberación del peón (Liberation of the Peon) 1931 Fresco on cement, 185.4 × 239.4 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Diego Rivera’s Liberation of the Peon makes visible the cruel and exploitative Mexican peonage system, which kept agricultural workers…

A Scholar in His Study (c.1652)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) A Scholar in His Study (‘Faust’) c.1652 Etching, engraving and drypoint, 20.9 x 16 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Compare: Rembrandt (1606-1669) Faust c.1652 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee