Tag: portrait

Leisure Hours (1864)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Leisure Hours 1864 Oil on canvas, 88.9 × 118.1 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Anne and Marion Pender were the daughters of Sir John Pender, a wealthy textile merchant from Glasgow. The girls’ identical red velvet…

Donna con mandolino (1755-1760)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Donna con mandolino (Woman with a Mandolin) 1755–1760 Oil on canvas, 93.7 × 75 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Tiepolo‘s work reflects the culmination of the baroque tradition in Venice. In this painting the artist celebrated the…

Mosquito Nets (1908)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Mosquito Nets 1908 Oil on canvas, 57.2 × 71.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Mosquito Nets is a beautiful example of Sargent’s ability to translate a momentary impression into a masterful composition. The picture represents the…

Graziella (1896)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Graziella 1896 Oil on canvas, 65.4 × 54 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

Santa Maria Maddalena (c.1620)

Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Santa Maria Maddalena (St. Mary Magdalene) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 146.5 x 108 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Mary Magdalen was a much-loved subject both by painters and the public because she represented the ideal model of the…