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Helen arriving in Troy (1685-1690)

Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Helen arriving in Troy c.1685–1690 Oil on canvas, 60 x 67 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Title: The Landing of Helen led by Paris to the palace of Priam, in Troy Former title: Landing of Cleopatra at…

Judith at the banquet of Holofernes (1634)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Judith at the banquet of Holofernes 1634 Oil on canvas, 143 x 154.7 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid In the past various authors have expressed their scepticism about the attribution of the painting to Rembrandt. However, the Rembrandt Research…

Gathering Flowers in a French Garden (1888)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Gathering Flowers in a French Garden 1888 Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 55.1 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Buoyed by his artistic success in Boston, Hassam sought instruction in Paris at the prestigious Académie Julian in 1886. Although…

Clearing Sunset (1890)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Clearing Sunset (Corner of Berkeley Street and Columbus Avenue) 1890 Oil on canvas Private collection See also: • Berkeley Street (Boston) | Columbus Avenue (Boston)

Rainy Day, Boston (1885)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Rainy Day, Boston 1885 Oil on canvas, 66 × 121.9 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo “I am never tired of observing [people] in every-day life…. Humanity in motion is a constant study to me.” —Childe Hassam…

Columbus Avenue, Rainy Day (1885)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Columbus Avenue, Rainy Day 1885 Oil on canvas. 43.5 x 53.7 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Reflections glinting off carriage wheels and the rain-slickened pavement add vibrancy to this scene of a wet day along Boston’s busy Columbus…

The Little Pond, Appledore (1890)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Little Pond, Appledore 1890 Oil on canvas, 40.6 x 55.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago One of the Isles of Shoals located off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, Appledore Island was the home of…