De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Our Lady of Peace 1907 Oil on canvas, 195.2 x 100.2 cm De Morgan Collection This painting is in response to the Boer war. In Our Lady of Peace we see a Christian knight, who is about…
Our Lady of Peace (1907)
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Lux in Tenebris (1895)
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Lux in Tenebris 1895 Oil on canvas, 150.5 x 99.5 cm De Morgan Collection After Evelyn and William were married in 1887 she became particularly close to her mother-in-law Sophia De Morgan. Sophia was heavily involved with…
The Angel of Death I (1880)
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) The Angel of Death I 1880 Oil on canvas, 93 x 112.8 cm De Morgan Collection The theme of death was an increasingly common theme in Evelyn‘s oeuvre as time went by. The Angel of Death…
Venere e Cupido (1520s)
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Venere e Cupido (Venus and Cupid) 1520s Oil on canvas, 92.4 x 111.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In his inimitable fashion, in this unique masterpiece Lorenzo Lotto takes one of the most popular subjects of Venetian…
Portrait de Eva Gonzalès à Dieppe (c.1880)
Guérard-Gonzalès, Jeanne (1852-1924) Portrait de Eva Gonzalès à Dieppe (Portrait of Eva Gonzalès in Dieppe) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 46 x 38 cm Private collection Born to an artistic and literary family, Jeanne Guérard-Gonzalès was the daughter of Emmanuel Gonzalès,…
La Mariée (1879)
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) La Mariée (The Bride) 1879 Pastel on canvas, 46.4 x 38.5 cm Private collection See also: • Guérard-Gonzalès, Jeanne (1852-1924)
Le bouquet de violettes (c.1877-1878)
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Le bouquet de violettes (The Bouquet of Violets) c.1877–1878 Pastel on wove paper, 25.1 x 19.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gonzalès’s sister Jeanne, who was also an artist, probably posed for this scene. Women in the…
Repas comique, Banquet des affamés (c.1917-1918)
Ensor, James (1860-1949) Repas comique, Banquet des affamés (Comical Repast, Banquet of the Starved) c.1917–1918 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 145.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The current title of this painting reflects the two names it was given…
La mort de Socrate (1787)
David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) La mort de Socrate (The Death of Socrates) 1787 Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 196.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In this landmark of Neoclassical painting from the years immediately preceding the French Revolution, David took up…
Pandore (c.1914)
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Pandore (Pandora) c.1914 Oil on canvas, 143.5 x 62.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In classical mythology, Pandora was a supremely beautiful woman created by the gods and sent to Earth to live among mortals. Redon…