Tag: river

Wapping (London)

Wapping in art: Whistler, James (1834-1903) Wapping 1860–1864 National Gallery of Art, Washington     See also: • Districts | London (England) | Thames

Landscape with the Flight into Egypt (1563)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Landscape with the Flight into Egypt 1563 Oil on panel, 37.1 x 55.6 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London In this captivating work, Pieter Bruegel depicts the biblical story of the Virgin Mary, Joseph and their infant son…

Two Chained Monkeys (1562)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Two Chained Monkeys 1562 Oil on oak panel, 19.9 x 23.3 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SHELFMARK / INSCRIPTION: Inscription lower left: • BRVEGEL • MDLXII • This unusual picture dates from the year 1562, shortly before Bruegel…

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist (1566)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist (De prediking van Johannes de Doper) 1566 Oil on oak, 95 x 160.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest ‘The peasant’: this is the name that has become associated…

La Gioconda (Monna Lisa)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) La Gioconda (Monna Lisa) c.1503–1506 Oil on poplar, 79.4 x 53.4 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris A false identity problem It is only since the 20th century that certain historians, but more often amateurs in search of recognition,…

Rivers

• Bièvre • Charles River • Danube • Epte • Escaut • Ganges • Loing • Loire • Loue • Medway • Nile • Rhône • Río de la Plata • Riou • Scheldt • Seine • Styx • Thames • Yerres

La Tamise à Westminster (c.1871)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Tamise à Westminster (The Thames at Westminster) c.1871 Oil on canvas, 47 x 73 cm National Gallery, London Monet arrived in London in September 1870, fleeing from the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune, and stayed until May…

Fontana dei Fiumi (Roma)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Fontana dei Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) 1651 Marble and travertine Piazza Navona, Roma Río de la Plata River Ganges River Nile The Danube Compare: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Four Rivers of Paradise c.1615 Kunsthistorisches…

Le Déjeuner des canotiers (1880-1881)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Le Déjeuner des canotiers (Luncheon of the Boating Party) 1880–1881 Oil on canvas, canvas 130.2 x 175.6 cm The Phillips Collection, Washington Detail of Aline Charigot. Detail of Gustave Caillebotte. Detail of Ellen Andrée drinking in the center. Detail…

Déjeuner au bord de la rivière (1875)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Déjeuner au bord de la rivière (Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise, The Rowers’ Lunch) 1875 Oil on canvas, canvas 55.1 x 65.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Chatou (France) | Restaurant Fournaise (Chatou)