Tissot, James (1836-1902) Summer (‘Portrait’) 1876 Oil on canvas, 91.4 x 50.8 cm Tate Britain, London James Tissot is deliberately ambiguous here, inviting us to interpret it. His model, Miss Lloyd, stands at the entrance of a billiards’ room, a space…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Portrait de Monsieur X (Pierre Loti) 1906 Oil on canvas, 61 x 50 cm Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich See also: • Loti, Pierre (1850-1923)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Marta e Maria Maddalena (Martha and Mary Magdalene) c.1598 Oil and tempera on canvas, 100 x 134.5 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit “There is a Michelangelo da Caravaggio who is doing extraordinary things in Rome.” This quote by a…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony c.1530s Oil on panel, 62.8 x 39.7 cm Private Collection See also: • John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554)
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of Frederick the Wise 1530–1535 Oil on panel, 62.9 x 47.3 cm Private Collection Compare: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of Frederick the Wise c.1525 Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Frederick…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Les Fiancés, dit Le Ménage Sisley (A Couple) c.1868 Oil on canvas, 105 x 75 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne Probably we shall never establish beyond doubt the identity of the lady depicted in the painting. For a long…