Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Vahine no te miti (Femme a la mer, Woman by the sea) 1892 Oil on canvas, 92.5 x 74 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires The MNBA is fortunate enough to possess two paintings from…
Vahine no te miti (1892)
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Huîtres (1862)
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Huîtres (Oysters) 1862 Oil on canvas, 39.2 x 46.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A plate of oysters, a halved lemon, an oyster fork and shells, and a dish of salt are arranged on a wooden…
La pesca delle perle (1570-1571)
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) La pesca delle perle (Pearl Fishers) 1570–1571 Oil on slate, 127 x 104 cm Museo di Palazzo Vecchio, Firenze
Nascita di Venere (c.1485)
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Nascita di Venere (Birth of Venus) c.1485 Tempera on canvas, 172.5 x 278.5 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Known as the “Birth of Venus”, the composition actually shows the goddess of love and beauty arriving on land, on the…
L’Acqua (1566)
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) L’Acqua (Water) 1566 Oil on alder wood, 66.5 x 50.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscription on the back side: AQUA Two paintings from the “Four Elements” series can be found in the KHM. They can be interpreted in…
Naissance de Vénus (1879)
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Naissance de Vénus (Birth of Venus) 1879 Oil on canvas, 300 x 215 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris