Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Vuillard au col blanc (Self-portrait with White Collar) 1888 Oil on canvas, 39.5 x 31 cm Private collection This beautiful 1888 self-portrait of Edouard Vuillard is a prescient expression of the Nabi painter’s intimist talent that would…
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) La poupée abandonnée (The Abandoned Doll) 1921 Oil on canvas, 129 x 81 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington In The Abandoned Doll, Suzanne Valadon portrays an intimate scene with a strong psychological mood. Seated…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Eva Gonzalès 1870 Oil on canvas, 191.1 x 133.4 cm National Gallery, London Eva Gonzalès (1849–1883), Manet’s only formal pupil, was a successful artist and a regular exhibitor at the Salon. This portrait was probably started in February…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Martin Luther 1525 Oil on oak panel, 40 x 26.6 cm Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol Compare: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of Martin Luther 1532 Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen Cranach, Lucas…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Autoritratto come giovane uomo (Self-Portrait as a Young Man) c.1548 Oil on pine panel, 45.7 × 36.8 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London This early and forceful self-portrait, by one of the greatest Venetian painters, was done with…
Boucher, François (1703-1770) La Toilette de Vénus (The Toilette of Venus) 1751 Oil on canvas, 108.3 x 85.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Boucher executed this painting for Madame de Pompadour, the powerful, official mistress of Louis XV and…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Acteurs de la Comedie-Francaise (Actors of the Comédie-Française) 1711–1712 Oil on panel, 20 × 25 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Watteau was very fond of the play Les trois cousines (The Three Cousins) by Florent Carton, known as Dancourt,…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) La Rêveuse (The Dreamer) 1712–1714 Oil on panel, 23.2 × 17 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The traditional title of this small painting, The Dreamer, derives from an engraving made after it, which was intended for sale to…