Tag: scene

Le fils prodigue (1879)

Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Le fils prodigue (The Prodigal Son) 1879 Oil on canvas, 59.4 x 71.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Compare: Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Le fils prodigue c.1879 National Gallery of Art, Washington     Puvis de Chavannes,…

The Woodman’s Daughter (1851)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) The Woodman’s Daughter 1851 Oil on canvas, 89 x 65 cm Guildhall Art Gallery, London Study: Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Sketch for The Woodman’s Daughter 1850 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton     See also: • Patmore, Coventry (1823-1896)

Sketch for The Woodman’s Daughter (1850)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Sketch for The Woodman’s Daughter 1850 Graphite with touches of pen and brown ink, 24.4 x 17.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This small graphite sketch is a study for a celebrated painting from 1851 by…

Baccanale con torchio (c.1475)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Baccanale con torchio (Bacchanal with a Wine Press) c.1475 Engraving, 29.4 x 43.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Compare: Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Baccanale con un tino di vino c.1470–1490 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York    

Zuffa di dei marini (c.1470-1475)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa di dei marini (Battle of the Sea Gods) c.1470–1475 Engraving, 30.5 x 43.3 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This engraving by Mantegna, court painter to the Gonzaga family in Mantua, manifests the revival of classical antiquity…

Napoléon en Egypte (1867-1868)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Napoléon en Egypte (Napoleon in Egypt) 1867–1868 Oil on wood panel, 35.8 x 25 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton During the Second Empire (1852–70), Napoleon III encouraged the cult of his uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte, whose 1798 Egyptian…

Le Sommeil des Paysans (c.1808-1812)

Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Le Sommeil des Paysans (The Sleep of the Peasants) c.1808–1812 Oil on wood panel, 77.5 x 57.1 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Impatient with studio routine, Géricault spent four years teaching himself by copying paintings in the…

Sudarium held by two angels (1513)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Sudarium held by two angels 1513 Engraving, 10 x 13.9 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Although Dürer made several celebrated series of Passion engravings, this related image of Christ’s head crowned with thorns is a stand-alone print;…