Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune femme au puits (Young Woman at the Well) c.1886 Oil on canvas, 35 x 27 cm Musée Renoir, Cagnes-sur-Mer
Jeune femme au puits (c.1886)
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La Laveuse (s.d.)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Laveuse (The Washerwoman) s.d. Oil on canvas Musée Renoir, Cagnes-sur-Mer
Anna and the Blind Tobit (c.1630)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Anna and the Blind Tobit c.1630 Oil on oak, 63.8 x 47.7 cm National Gallery, London Even as a young man, Rembrandt was interested in the depiction of old age and aged people. He painted them as if…
Titus in a Monk’s Habit (1660)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Titus in a Monk’s Habit 1660 Oil on canvas, 79.5 x 67.7 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt portrays his 19-year-old son Titus as a Franciscan monk. The rules of the Order prescribe a life of poverty and humility, reflected…
The Jewish Bride (1665-1669)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Isaac and Rebecca, known as ‘The Jewish Bride’ c.1665–1669 Oil on canvas, 121.5 x 166.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam To prevent being killed and having his wife captured by King Abimelech, Isaac concealed his love for Rebecca by pretending…
Abraham receiving the three angels of the Lord (1680-1685)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Abraham receiving the three angels of the Lord c.1680–1685 Oil on canvas, 120 x 164 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Episode taken from the Bible (Genesis, XVIII, 6-15). In the background, Sarah, Abraham’s old wife, who will…
Gathering Flowers in a French Garden (1888)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Gathering Flowers in a French Garden 1888 Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 55.1 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Buoyed by his artistic success in Boston, Hassam sought instruction in Paris at the prestigious Académie Julian in 1886. Although…
Thaxter’s Garden (1892)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Thaxter’s Garden 1892 Watercolor on paper, 50.2 x 35.8 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington See also: • Appledore Island, ME (USA) | Thaxter, Celia (1835-1894)
Boy with Flower Pots (1888)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Boy with Flower Pots 1888 Oil on board, 45.7 x 37.5 cm Private Collection
La conversione della Maddalena (c.1661-1662)
Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) La conversione della Maddalena (The Conversion of Mary Magdalene) c.1661–1662 Oil on canvas, 229.2 x 265.4 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena In the seventeenth century, Guido Cagnacci was celebrated for his deeply sensual paintings of female saints and…