De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Cadmus and Harmonia 1877 Oil on canvas, 148.5 x 89.5 cm De Morgan Collection The subject of the painting is from Ovid‘s ‘Metamorphoses‘ (Book IV, 563–603). See also: • Ovid (43 BC-17/18 AD)
Cadmus and Harmonia (1877)
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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
A Soul in Hell (1901-1902)
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) A Soul in Hell probably 1901–1902 Oil on canvas, 67.5 x 87.5 cm De Morgan Collection
Daughters of the Mist (1900-1919)
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Daughters of the Mist 1900–1919 Oil on canvas, 119.4 x 101 cm De Morgan Collection
Virgin and Child (1480-1485)
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Virgin and Child 1480–1485 Oil on wood, diameter 17.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The composition of this small roundel of the Virgin suckling the Christ Child was very popular, disseminated through workshop patterns that date…
Ritratto di una giovane donna (c.1490-1500)
Lorenzo di Credi (c.1459-1537) Ritratto di una giovane donna (Portrait of a Young Woman) c.1490–1500 Oil on wood, 58.7 x 40 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This damaged but evocative portrait has been identified as the widow of the…
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 See also: • Dieppe (France) | Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883)
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds (1826)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds 1826 Oil on canvas, 88.9 x 112.4 cm Frick Collection, New York Study: Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds c.1825 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Compare: Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury…
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds (c.1825)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds c.1825 Oil on canvas, 87.9 x 111.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This painting was made as a full-scale study for the picture of 1826 now in the Frick Collection, New…
Meditazione sulla passione (c.1490)
Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460-c.1526) Meditazione sulla passione (The Meditation on the Passion) c.1490 Oil and tempera on wood, 66.5 × 84.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This remarkable picture is a meditation on death and resurrection. Christ’s dead body is displayed…