Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) La morte di Giacinto (The Death of Hyacinthus) c.1752–1753 Oil on canvas, 287 x 232 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This large canvas dates from the period when Tiepolo was working in Würzburg. It was first attributed to the…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le Café (Coffee) 1915 Oil on canvas, 73 × 106.4 cm Tate Britain, London The dining table was one of Bonnard’s favourite subjects. Its associations with domestic routine and conviviality were in tune with his intimate vision of art.…
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le Boxeur, portrait de l’artiste (The Boxer, portrait of the artist) 1931 Oil on canvas, 54 × 74.3 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947) Le Repas des enfants (The Children’s Meal) 1895 Oil on paperboard, mounted on wood panel, 59.4 × 74.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) L’Inondation à Port-Marly (The Flood at Port-Marly) 1876 Oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen Sisley settled in Marly-le-Roi in the spring of 1875 and stayed for three years, so he was there to…
Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) L’Inondation à Port-Marly (The Flood at Port-Marly) 1876 Oil on canvas, 60 x 81 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski Compare: Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899) L’Inondation à Port-Marly 1876 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen …
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) San Giuseppe e i corteggiatori della Vergine (Saint Joseph and the Virgin’s Suitors) c.1508 Oil on panel, 45 x 34.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Lorenzo Lotto was forgotten by art historians until the late 19th century. It was…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Il giudizio di Salomone (The Judgement of Solomon) c.1665 Oil on canvas, 250.8 x 308 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection This large-format canvas is a superb example of Italian Baroque painting. In this strongly narrative scene,…
Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Le baiser (The Kiss) c.1816–1817 Charcoal, wash and gouache on brown paper, 20 x 27.4 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Having failed to win the Academy prize that would finance a study trip to Italy, in 1816 Géricault decided…
Correggio (c.1489-1534) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1520 Oil on canvas, 55 x 40 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Correggio was one of the great fresco painters of the 16th century. In his Lives, Vasari provides some insight into his personality,…