Tag: river

Waterloo Bridge (1903)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Waterloo Bridge 1903 Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 92.9 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Compare: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Pont de Waterloo, effet de brouillard 1903 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg     Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Waterloo Bridge, le soleil dans le brouillard 1903…

Charing Cross Bridge (1903)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Charing Cross Bridge 1903 Oil on canvas, 73 x 104.1 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis In this scene, a train puffs across the bridge as sunlight falls through the mist and creates shimmering patterns on the river…

View in Suffolk (c.1755)

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) View in Suffolk c.1755 Oil on canvas, 95.9 x 125.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The sun-drenched river bank, an amorous couple, and a leisurely rider offer a variety of details that create an idyllic setting. This…

Baigneurs (1890-1892)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Baigneurs (Bathers) 1890–1892 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 66 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis A group of male bathers relaxes alongside a riverbank: all are nude with the exception of a single figure to the right…

Bords de l’Oise à Auvers (1863)

Daubigny, Charles-François (1817-1878) Bords de l’Oise à Auvers (Banks of the Oise at Auvers) 1863 Oil on canvas, 88.9 x 161.3 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Colorfully dressed peasants, who fish on the riverbank alongside rafts of water lilies, animate…

L’Arno a Firenze (1740)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) L’Arno a Firenze (The Arno in Florence) 1740 Oil on canvas, 62 × 90 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest See also: • Firenze (Italia)

A Farm among Trees (c.1670)

Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) A Farm among Trees c.1670 Oil on oak, 22.1 x 28.8 cm National Gallery, London There is something rather mysterious about this rare – and tiny – landscape by Jan van der Heyden, who specialised in painting…

Santa Caterina d’Alessandria e committente (c.1480)

Pinturicchio (c.1454-1513) Santa Caterina d’Alessandria e committente (Saint Catherine of Alexandria with a Donor) c.1480 Oil on wood, 56.5 x 38.1 cm National Gallery, London This painting was made for private worship, and the donor who commissioned it is shown kneeling…