Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Tête de jeune femme (Head of a Young Woman) late 19th century Oil on canvas, 41.6 x 32.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune fille aux bras levés (Young girl with raised arms) c.1895 Oil on canvas, 46.3 x 38.2 cm Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen
Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) San Giovanni Battista (Saint John the Baptist) c.1517 Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 71 x 50 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Compare: Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) San Giovanni Battista c.1523 Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze
Boucher, François (1703-1770) La Toilette de Vénus (The Toilette of Venus) 1751 Oil on canvas, 108.3 x 85.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Boucher executed this painting for Madame de Pompadour, the powerful, official mistress of Louis XV and…
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith and Holofernes) c.1554 Oil on panel, 108 x 79.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis This biblical heroine’s strong arms and angled shoulders create lively diagonal lines that enhance her exaggerated musculature. Judith…