Tag: self-portrait

Portrait de l’artiste à la lampe (1903)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Portrait de l’artiste à la lampe (Self-portrait with a Lamp) 1903 Oil on canvas, 23 x 19 cm Musée Picasso, Paris   Picasso in his studio holding Rousseau’s Self-portrait with a lamp and Portrait of the artist’s second wife with a lamp, which…

The Procuress (1656)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Procuress (De koppelaarster) 1656 Oil on canvas, 143 x 130 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

Presentazione al Tempio (c.1454)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Presentazione al Tempio (Presentation in the Temple) c.1454 Tempera on wood, 77.1 x 94.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Presentation of Christ in the Temple is narrated in the Gospel of Saint Luke (2:21–39). Soon after his birth, Jesus was…

La Musique aux Tuileries (1862)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Musique aux Tuileries (Music in the Tuileries Gardens) 1862 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 118.1 cm National Gallery, London Portraits included in the painting: Image: The National Gallery, London 1. Édouard Manet (1832-1883) 2. Comte Albert de Balleroy (1828-1872) 3. Champfleury…

Self-Portrait (1887)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-Portrait (F 526, JH 1309) 1887 Oil on artist board, mounted to wood panel, 34.9 × 26.7 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit “For want of a better model,” Van Gogh chose to paint his own portrait on…

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (1887)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (F 365v, JH 1354) 1887 Oil on canvas, 40.6 x 31.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (obverse: The Potato Peeler) Van Gogh produced more than twenty self-portraits during his Parisian…

Cattura di Cristo (1602)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Cattura di Cristo (The Taking of Christ) 1602 Oil on canvas, 133.5 x 169.5 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Throughout history, few artists have caused as radical a change in pictorial perceptions as Caravaggio. From the moment his talent…