Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita 1890 Oil on canvas, 229 x 140 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Sargent may have first encountered the Spanish dancer known as La Carmencita (1868-1910) at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. In 1890, she took New…
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita c.1890 Drawing, 34.6 x 22.6 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris After the painting ‘La Carmencita‘ exhibited by the artist at the Salon of 1890. Donated by the artist to the Luxembourg Museum in 1892, entered…
Piero della Francesca (c.1416-1492) Ritratto di Sigismondo Malatesta, signore di Rimini (Portrait of Sigismund Malatesta, Lord of Rimini) c.1451 Oil on wood, 44.9 x 34 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Undoubtedly the first thought in view of the fresco of the…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of a German Prince s.d. Oil on paper, 22.5 x 17.5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Head of a young woman with downcast eyes 1872 Pencil on paper, 25.3 x 17.8 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Bellini, Gentile (c.1429-1507) Un orientale in piedi (A standing Oriental, three-quarters to the left, wearing a turban) s.d. Pen and brown ink, 20.7 x 11.4 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris
Parmigianino (1503-1540) Santa Barbara (Saint Barbara) 1522 Oil on panel, 48 x 39 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A portrait of Saint Barbara in profile on a black background. In her hands, she holds a tower, which was her symbol. A…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) La Bella (Portrait of a Lady) 1536–1538 Oil on canvas, 89 × 75.5 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze The female portrait, known by its complimentary epithet “La Bella”, is one of the most famous paintings of the later years of…
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Retrato del bufón Calabazas (Portrait of the Jester Calabazas) c.1631–1632 Oil on canvas, 175 x 106 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Calabazas, a jester in the court of King Philip IV of Spain, had physical and mental…
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) A Genoese Lady with Her Child c.1623–1625 Oil on canvas, 217.8 x 146 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This portrait was a departure from the painting style popular at this time, focusing less on a demonstrative…