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Sei poeti toscani (1543-1544)

Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Sei poeti toscani (Six Tuscan Poets) 1543–1544 Oil on panel, 132.1 x 131.1 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis See also: This group portrait of six distinguished Tuscan poets and writers celebrates the golden age of Italian…

L’Enfant au biscuit (c.1899)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) L’Enfant au biscuit (Child with a Biscuit) c.1899 Color lithograph, 31.5 x 26.2 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis See also: • Renoir, Jean (1894-1979)

La poupée abandonnée (1921)

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…

La Femme au chat (c.1880)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Femme au chat (Woman with a Cat) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 73 cm Tate Britain, London This unfinished portrait is of Manet‘s wife. It is one of his later works, painted a few years before his…

Eva Gonzalès (1870)

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…

Martin Luther (1525)

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…

Autoritratto come giovane uomo (c.1548)

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…

Tête de Maurice Utrillo (1928)

Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Tête de Maurice Utrillo (Head of Maurice Utrillo) 1928 Lithograph, 8 3/4 × 7 in Victoria and Albert Museum, London See also: • Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)