Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Stevedores in Arles 1888 Oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid When Vincent van Gogh arrived in Arles in February 1888 seeking the luminous atmosphere of the French Midi, he eschewed pointillist and…
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Le quai à Anvers (The Quay at Antwerp) 1874 Oil on panel, 34.6 x 63.81 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Billowing white clouds and the steeples and smokestacks of the bustling Belgian city of Antwerp are…
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Vue de Bordeaux (View of Bordeaux, from the Quai des Chartrons) 1874 Oil on fabric, 54.7 x 89.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland In 1873, Boudin made his first visit to the important port city of…
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Vue du Port de Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme (View of the Port of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme) 1891 Oil on canvas, 45.2 x 64 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland See also: • Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme (France)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) View of Delft (Gezicht op Delft) c.1660–1661 Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 115.7 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague View of Delft today: This is the most famous cityscape of the Dutch seventeenth century. The interplay of light and shade,…
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Dido building Carthage 1815 Oil on canvas, 155.5 x 230 cm National Gallery, London Turner’s painting is based on the English seventeenth-century author and poet John Dryden’s translation of the Aeneid, the monumental Latin poem written by…