Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Lady 1627 Oil on canvas, 86.5 x 70.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Frans Hals, one of the most celebrated portrait painters of the 17th century, demonstrated here his signature verve in inscribing decoration…
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) A Woodman Seated on a Bundle of Faggots 1787 Chalk with touches of gouache on buff laid paper, 48.5 × 29.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Duchamp, Marcel (1887-1968) Nu assis dans une baignoire (Nude Seated in a Bathtub) 1910 Oil on canvas, 92.1 × 73.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Desboutin, Marcellin (1823-1902) La conversation (The Conversation) c.1875–1879 Oil on canvas, 55.5 × 38 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Gustave Geffroy 1895–1896 Oil on canvas, 117 x 89.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Geffroy, Gustave (1855-1926)
Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916) Portrait du critique Gustave Geffroy (Portrait of the Critic Gustave Geffroy) c.1890 Etching in black on cream wove paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper, 21.7 × 17 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Geffroy, Gustave (1855-1926)
Botticini, Francesco (1446-1498) Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (Virgin and Child with Two Angels) c.1470 Tempera on panel, 78.2 × 55.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Attributed to Francesco Botticini.
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Francesco de’ Medici c.1560 Oil on poplar panel, 97.9 × 76.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Francesco I de’ Medici (1541-1587)
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) San Luca (Saint Luke) 1570–1571 Oil on panel, 177.8 × 99.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Saint Luke and Saint Mark panels were part of a commission from Pope Pius V in 1569 to decorate the newly…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) San Marco (Saint Mark) 1570–1571 Oil on panel, 177.8 × 99.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Saint Luke and Saint Mark panels were part of a commission from Pope Pius V in 1569 to decorate the newly built Torre Pio (Pius Tower) in…