Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Acteurs de la Comedie-Francaise (Actors of the Comédie-Française) 1711–1712 Oil on panel, 20 × 25 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Watteau was very fond of the play Les trois cousines (The Three Cousins) by Florent Carton, known as Dancourt,…
Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) c.1920–1921 Oil on canvas, 54 × 30.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835) Napoléon sur le champ de Bataille d’Eylau (Napoleon on the battlefield of Eylau) 1808 Oil on canvas, 521 x 784 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Napoléon Bonaparte is shown on the battlefield of Eylau on February 9, 1807, the…
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Apollo 1740–1746 Pastel on blue paper, 67 x 52 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Pair: Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Diana 1740–1746 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Diana 1740–1746 Pastel on blue paper, 67 x 52 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Pair: Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Apollo 1740–1746 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Papa Paolo III (Portrait of Pope Paul III) 1545–1546 Oil on canvas, 98 x 79 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Compare: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di papa Paolo III a capo scoperto c.1543 Museo di Capodimonte, Napoli See also:…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Madonna col Bambino e Maria Maddalena (Madonna and Child with Mary Magdalene) 1560s Oil on canvas, 98 x 82 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Gesù che porta la croce (Carrying of the Cross) 1560s Oil on canvas, 89 x 77 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Beginning in the 1530s Renaissance culture entered a period of decline in Italy. Venice remained the last bastion of…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Adorazione di Gesù Bambino (Adoration of the Christ Child) c.1506 Oil on canvas, 46 x 39 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Salvator mundi (Christ Blessing) c.1570 Oil on canvas, 96 x 80 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg