Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Brioche (The Brioche) 1870 Oil on canvas, 65.1 x 81 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Manet reportedly called still life the “touchstone of the painter.” From 1862 to 1870 he executed several large-scale tabletop scenes…
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Quattro stagioni in una testa (Four Seasons in One Head) c.1590 Oil on panel, 60.4 x 44.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In this vertical painting, a tree trunk, branches, plants, fruit, and flowers are arranged to…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Nature morte aux dahlias, zinnias, roses trémières et pruniers (Still Life with Dahlias, Zinnias, Hollyhocks and Plums) c.1835 Oil on canvas, 55.09 x 65.56 cm Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna del Libro (Madonna of the Book) 1480–1481 Tempera on panel, 58 x 39.6 cm Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milano This painting depicts the Virgin and Child reading a book that is only partially visible. The layout and decoration of…
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Fruits à l’étalage (Fruit displayed on a stand) 1881–1882 Oil on canvas, 76.5 x 100.6 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ragazzo morso da un ramarro (Boy bitten by a Lizard) c.1594–1595 Oil on canvas, 66 x 49.5 cm National Gallery, London An effeminate youth with curling locks, full lips and a rose tucked behind one ear, recoils in surprise at…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ragazzo con canestra di frutta (Boy with a basket of fruit) 1593–1594 Oil on canvas, 70 x 67 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma