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Rue Halévy, vue d’un sixième étage (1878)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Rue Halévy, vue d’un sixième étage (Rue Halévy, View From the 6th Floor) 1878 Oil on canvas, 59.5 x 73 cm Private collection See also: • Paris | Rue Halévy | Streets | Streets (Paris)

Fruits à l’étalage (c.1881-1882)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Fruits à l’étalage (Fruit displayed on a stand) c.1881–1882 Oil on canvas, 76.5 x 100.6 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Caillebotte delighted in unusual vantage points and compositions. This close-up view of fruit stacked on a market…

Un homme à son bain (1884)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Un homme à son bain (Man at His Bath) 1884 Oil on canvas, 144.8 x 114.3 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston This painting presents an unusually intimate scene from everyday life at the grand scale once reserved…

Voiliers à Argenteuil (c.1888)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Voiliers à Argenteuil (Sailboats in Argenteuil) c.1888 Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 55 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Caillebotte was passionate about sailing. From 1879 onwards, he won regattas on the Seine and attracted attention for his luxurious and…

Raboteurs de parquet (1875)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Raboteurs de parquet (Floor Scrapers) 1875 Oil on canvas, 102 x 147 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris This painting is one of the first representations of urban proletariat. Whereas peasants (Gleaners by Millet) or country workers (Stone Breakers by…

Autoritratto alla spinetta (1577)

Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto alla spinetta (Self-portrait at the spinet) 1577 Oil on canvas, 27 x 23.8 cm Accademia di San Luca, Roma Inscription: LAVINIA VIRGO PROSPERI FONTANAE FILIA EX SPECULO IMMAGINEM ORIS SUI EXPRESSIT ANNO MDLXXVII (Lavinia, virgin, daughter of…