Tag: Roma

Spring (1894)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Spring 1894 Oil on canvas, 178.4 × 80.3 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles Barefoot young women and children adorned with flower crowns and playing musical instruments lead a procession through a city built of marble. Splashes of color,…

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

(1836–1912) Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA The artist’s works: Mary Magdalene 1854 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Cleopatra at Philae c.1855–1912 Victoria and Albert Museum, London The Education of the Children of Clovis 1861 Private collection An Egyptian in a Doorway 1865 Metropolitan Museum of…

François Boucher

(1703–1770) The artist’s works: La Toilette de Vénus 1738 Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris Le Sommeil de Vénus 1738 Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris Diane sortant du bain 1742 Musée du Louvre, Paris Pompadour à sa toilette 1750 Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA La Toilette de Vénus 1751 Metropolitan…

Antoine Watteau

(1684–1721) Jean-Antoine Watteau The artist’s works: La danse champêtre c.1706–1710 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Le voleur du nid de moineaux c.1710 Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh Acteurs de la Comedie-Francaise 1711–1712 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Signature du contrat de mariage et danse à…

Théodore Géricault

(1791–1824) Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault The artist’s works: Diane Early 19th century Museo del Prado, Madrid Le Sommeil des Paysans c.1808–1812 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Cheval effrayé par la foudre c.1813–1814 National Gallery, London Trompette à cheval de la Garde impériale de…