Tag: sky

Village par une rivière (1867)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Village par une rivière (Village by a River) probably 1867 Oil on wood. 35.6 x 58.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Boudin frequently painted landscapes along the coast of Brittany. This view of the village…

Sur la plage, Dieppe (1864)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Sur la plage, Dieppe (On the Beach, Dieppe) 1864 Oil on wood, 31.8 x 29.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The changing skies of France‘s Channel coast and the fashionable crowds on the resort beaches…

Beaulieu, La baie de Fourmis (1892)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Beaulieu, La baie de Fourmis (Beaulieu, The Bay of Fourmis) 1892 Oil on canvas, 54.9 x 90.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Painted in the small town of Beaulieu on the French Riviera in March…

Sur la plage à Trouville (1863)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Sur la plage à Trouville (On the Beach at Trouville) 1863 Oil on wood, 26.7 × 48.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Boudin, a native of Honfleur, began painting scenes of fashionable beach resorts along…

San Lorenzo (1636)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Lorenzo (St Lawrence) 1636 Oil on canvas, 292 x 225 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Saint Lawrence is a splendid example of the austere laconic style of Francisco Zurbarán, who from 1628 was the chief…

Cane Aldrovandi (c.1625)

Guercino (1591-1666) Cane Aldrovandi (Aldrovandi Dog) c.1625 Oil on canvas, 112 x 173.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Canine portraits appear from the late 16th century forward, as dogs became beloved pets and, for the nobility, status symbols. This life-size…