Tag: shadow

Jean dessinant (1901)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jean dessinant (The Artist’s Son, Jean, Drawing) 1901 Oil on canvas, 45.09 × 54.61 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond The simplified palette of this portrait of Renoir’s second son, Jean, is limited to a range of…

La Brioche (1870)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Brioche (The Brioche) 1870 Oil on canvas, 65.1 x 81 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Manet reportedly called still life the “touchstone of the painter.” From 1862 to 1870 he executed several large-scale tabletop scenes…

The Betrayal of Christ (late 1650s)

Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Betrayal of Christ late 1650s Oil on canvas, 225.5 x 246.3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland After the deaths of fellow Flemish painters Peter Paul Rubens in 1640 and Anthony van Dyck in 1641, Jordaens became…

Lion aux aguets (c.1885)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Lion aux aguets (Lion on the Watch) c.1885 Oil on wood panel, 72.3 x 100.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland In addition to his fascination with the classical past, Gérôme was one of the leading painters of…

Danae e la pioggia d’oro (1621-1623)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Danae e la pioggia d’oro (Danae and the Shower of Gold) 1621–1623 Oil on canvas, 161.5 × 227.1 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles This painting is part of a series of works executed by Gentileschi in 1622 for…

Lot e le sue figlie (c.1622)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Lot e le sue figlie (Lot and His Daughters) c.1622 Oil on canvas, 151.8 × 189.2 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles From the safety of the cave where they have taken refuge, Lot’s daughters appear absorbed by an…

Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (c.1620)

Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (The Rest on the Flight into Egypt) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 175.6 × 218 cm National Gallery, London On loan from Birmingham Museums Trust on behalf of Birmingham City Council. Compare: Gentileschi, Orazio…