Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Dormition of the Virgin c.1564 Oil on panel, 67.7 x 85.3 x 12.6 cm Upton House and Gardens, England This ‘grisaille’, or grey monochrome painting, shows the death of the Virgin, attended by the…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Portrait de Gauguin (Portrait of Gauguin / Man in Red Beret) 1888 Oil on jute on panel, 38.2 cm x 33.8 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam F0546 Arles, December 1, 1888 Van Gogh painted his friend, the…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ragazzo morso da un ramarro (Boy bitten by a Lizard) c.1594–1595 Oil on canvas, 66 x 49.5 cm National Gallery, London An effeminate youth with curling locks, full lips and a rose tucked behind one ear, recoils in surprise at…