Ensor, James (1860-1949) Théâtre de masques (Theatre of Masks) 1908 Oil on canvas, 72 x 86 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Masks, both diabolic and caricaturesque, are one of the principal motifs found throughout the entire artistic output of the Belgian painter James…
Ensor, James (1860-1949) Jardin d’amour (Love garden) c.1925 Oil on panel, 36.8 x 46 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©VEGAP, Madrid Carmen Thyssen Collection The characters of a masked ball appear in a garden framed, like a stage, by tall trees. To…
Ensor, James (1860-1949) Face à la mort des masques (Masks Confronting Death) 1888 Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 100.3 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York
Ensor, James (1860-1949) L’intrigue (The Intrigue) 1890 Oil on canvas, 89.5 x 149 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Saltimbanques au repos (Saltimbanques Resting) 1870 Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 65.4 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) The Lamentation over the Dead Christ c.1640 Oil on canvas, 115.5 × 207.5 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Christ’s dead body is laid out across the entrance to a cave, his head resting on Mary’s…
Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) The Temptation of Anthony Abbot of Egypt 15th Century Oil on oak panel, 88 × 71 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) San Marco libera uno schiavo (The Miracle of the Slave, or The Miracle of Saint Mark) 1547–1548 Oil on canvas, 416 x 544 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) San Nicolò consacrato vescovo di Myra (St. Nicholas consecrated bishop of Myra) c.1582 Oil on canvas, 271 x 541 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Convito in casa di Levi (The Feast in the House of Levi) 1573 Oil on canvas, 560 x 1309 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia