Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Une vocation (A Calling) 1896 Oil on fabric, 104 x 71 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Seated on a stone step in the countryside, a young girl has realized that her calling in life is to be…
Blake, William (1757-1827) The Holy Family (also known as Christ in the Lap of Truth) c.1805 Pen, ink and brush, 37.9 x 32.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Although he rejected institutionalized religion, Blake was intensely spiritual, and much of…
Hoschedé Monet, Blanche (1865-1947) Le Jardin de Claude Monet à Giverny (Claude Monet’s Garden in Giverny) 1927 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 95.3 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Giverny (France) | Maison et Jardins de Claude Monet | Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Tissot, James (1836-1902) En plein soleil (In Full Sunlight) c.1881 Oil on wood, 24.8 x 35.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cascading sunlight illuminates the colorful open parasol and beribboned hats of the group lounging on the grass. This…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Matin de printemps (Spring Morning) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 42.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The light on this spring day is so bright that the woman shields her eyes from the glare. She…
Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895) Jeune femme assise sur un canapé (Young Woman Seated on a Sofa) c.1879 Oil on canvas, 80.6 × 99.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York At about the time that Morisot depicted this model in her Paris…
Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-1678) Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld 1630s Oil on copper, 26.7 x 35.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This infernal image of the 1630s was inspired by the “hell landscapes” of Jan Brueghel…
Bracquemond, Félix (1833-1914) Automne (Autumn) 1888 Print, 65.40 x 50.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Rue Norvins, Paris 1918 Oil on cardboard mounted on panel, 53.5 x 64 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Compare: Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) La Rue Norvins à Montmartre c.1910–1912 Private collection See also: • Montmartre | Paris (France) | Rue Norvins
Daubigny, Charles-François (1817-1878) Lever la lune (Moonrise) 1877 Oil on panel, 40.3 x 67.9 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Lured by the tranquil waters of river-scapes, Charles-François Daubigny began to explore the river valleys outside Paris in the late 1850s from…