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Perseus and the Graiae (1877)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Perseus and the Graiae 1877 Oil, gold leaf, silver leaf and gesso on oak, 152 x 169 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff This extraordinary work occupies the boundary between painting and sculpture, and was the centrepiece of one…

La Laveuse (1917)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Laveuse (Washerwoman) 1917 Bronze, 122.6 x 54.6 x 127 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Renoir conceived Washerwoman as one of a pair of figures. The other, never completed, would have been a blacksmith. The figures were…

Perseus and Andromeda (1875)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Perseus and Andromeda (study for The Doom Fulfilled) 1875 Gouache with gold paint on board, 33 x 30.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Compare: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Doom Fulfilled 1888 Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart    

The Doom Fulfilled (1888)

Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Doom Fulfilled 1888 Oil on canvas, 155 x 140.5 cm Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart Study: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Perseus and Andromeda 1875 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     This picture, like other members of the series, draws upon…

Nudo maschile seduto (c.1618-1624)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Nudo maschile seduto (Seated Male Nude) c.1618–1624 Red chalk heightened with white chalk on buff laid paper, 42.2 × 27.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Bernini’s graphic oeuvre, which largely consists of quick sketches for sculptural…