Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?) 1433 Oil on oak, 26 x 19 cm National Gallery, London This man, his face impassive and his gaze intense, is almost certainly Jan van Eyck himself. No other portraits of…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Giovanni (?) Arnolfini and his Wife 1434 Oil on oak, 82.2 x 60 cm National Gallery, London This must be one of the most famous paintings in the world, and one of the most intriguing.…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Portrait de jeune femme / Berthe (Portrait of a young woman / Berthe) c.1883 Graphite pencil, pastel and paper on canvas, 73 x 59 cm Petit Palais, Paris
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Banc de Jardin (The Garden Bench) c.1882 Oil on canvas Private collection
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le pont du HMS Calcutta, Portsmouth (Gallery of HMS Calcutta) c.1876 Oil on canvas, 68.6 x 91.8 cm Tate Britain, London Tissot often painted a man with two women in order to explore the subtle nuances of flirtation…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) L’Annonciation (The Annunciation) 1886–1894 Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, 17 x 21.7 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York According to Luke, an angel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God.…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) La dernière soirée (The Last Evening) 1873 Oil on canvas, 103 x 72 cm Guildhall Art Gallery, London
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Yo, Picasso (I, Picasso) 1901 Oil on canvas, 73.5 x 60.5 cm Private collection
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Portrait de la seconde femme de l’Artiste avec une lampe (Portrait of the Artist’s Second Wife with a Lamp) 1903 Oil on canvas, 23 x 19 cm Musée Picasso, Paris Picasso in his studio holding Rousseau’s Self-portrait with a…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Portrait de l’artiste à la lampe (Self-portrait with a Lamp) 1903 Oil on canvas, 23 x 19 cm Musée Picasso, Paris Picasso in his studio holding Rousseau’s Self-portrait with a lamp and Portrait of the artist’s second wife with a lamp, which…