Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Finding of Moses 1904 Oil on canvas, 136.7 × 213.4 cm Private collection
The Finding of Moses (1904)
Tag: riverbank
The Banks of the Loire (c.1829)
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) The Banks of the Loire c.1829 Oil on canvas, 71.3 x 53.3 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
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…
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…
Chemin de halage à Argenteuil (1875-1876)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Chemin de halage à Argenteuil (Towpath at Argenteuil, Winter) 1875–1876 Oil on canvas, 60 x 100.01 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo In 1871, following the end of the Franco-Prussian War, the newly wed Claude Monet moved from…
Bords d’une rivière dominée au loin par des collines (c.1871-1873)
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Bords d’une rivière dominée au loin par des collines (Banks of a River Dominated in the Distance by Hills) c.1871–1873 Oil on canvas, 31.9 x 46 x 3.8 cm Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
Baigneurs, étude pour “Une baignade à Asnières” (1883-1884)
Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Baigneurs, étude pour “Une baignade à Asnières” (Bathers, Study for “Bathers at Asnières”) 1883–1884 Oil on wood National Gallery of Art, Washington A grassy riverbank cuts across the lower left corner of this painting, in front of a river…
Inondation à Moret (1879)
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) Inondation à Moret (Flood at Moret) 1879 Oil on canvas, 54 x 71.8 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York In the 1870s, the Seine and its tributaries, including the Loing, were flooded several times as a consequence of increased…