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River Landscape (1607)

Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) River Landscape 1607 Oil on coppper, 20.7 x 32.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington People gather under trees next to an expansive river dotted with boats in this horizontal landscape painting. The people are tiny…

Garçon lisant le journal (1893)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Garçon lisant le journal (Reading the Newspaper) 1893 Essence on board, 26.7 x 26.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This boy gently leaning over a newspaper is a typical subject for Vuillard, who specialized in depicting middle class people engaged…

Niña con máscara (1939)

Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) Niña con máscara (Young Girl With a Mask) 1939 Oil on canvas, 107.3 x 54.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This young girl holds a skull mask, a popular symbol for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the…

Madame Renoir (c.1910)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Madame Renoir c.1910 Oil on canvas, 80 x 64 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford See also: • Charigot, Aline (1859-1915)

The Flag Outside her Window (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Flag Outside her Window, April, 1918 (The Boys Marching By) 1918 Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 72.1 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford A young woman turns her attention to the parade for Preparedness Day, an event marking America’s participation…