Tag: sky

Il Canal Grande, Venezia (c.1760)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Il Canal Grande, Venezia (The Grand Canal, Venice) c.1760 Oil on canvas, 73 × 119.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Although he did not begin to paint views (vedute) until he was in his mid-40s, Francesco Guardi soon…

Niño montando un carnero (1786-1787)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Niño montando un carnero (Boy on a Ram) 1786–1787 Oil on canvas, 127.2 × 112.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago As painter to the king of Spain, Francisco de Goya also designed tapestries for the royal residences.…

Il rapimento delle Sabine (c.1675)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Il rapimento delle Sabine (The Abduction of the Sabine Women) c.1675 Oil on canvas, 260 × 295 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Perhaps the most acclaimed and well-traveled artist in Italy at the end of the 17th century,…

Portrait d’un homme en costume (c.1767-1768)

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Portrait d’un homme en costume (Portrait of a Man in Costume) c.1767–1768 Oil on canvas, 80.3 × 64.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Jean-Honoré Fragonard is perhaps best known for his light-hearted, amorous subjects, which seem to embody…

Dada Gauguin (1920)

Ernst, Max (1891-1976) Dada Gauguin 1920 Gouache and ink on printed paper, 30.3 × 40 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris See also: • Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903)

Forêt et soleil (1927)

Ernst, Max (1891-1976) Forêt et soleil (Forest and Sun) 1927 Oil on canvas, 66 × 82.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Among his many recollections of childhood, Max Ernst…

Le combat du Giaour et Hassan (1826)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Le combat du Giaour et Hassan (The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan) 1826 Oil on canvas, 59.6 × 73.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This colorful scene was inspired by a poem from Lord Byron’s “Oriental tales,”…

Bateau mouche (c.1860)

Daubigny, Charles-François (1817-1878) Bateau mouche (River Boat) c.1860 Oil on board, 21.2 × 45.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Adam (c.1533-1537)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Adam c.1533–1537 Oil on panel, 107.5 × 36.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago For most of his long career, Lucas Cranach the Elder was court painter to the Elector of Saxony. Although the general placement of…