Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Death of the Pharaoh’s Firstborn Son 1872 Oil on canvas, 77 × 124 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam In this scene from the biblical book of Exodus, Moses and Aaron (upper right) visit the pharaoh, who is mourning his…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de Pierre Renoir (Portrait of Pierre Renoir) 1893 Lithograph on paper, 29 x 23.6 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam See also: • Renoir, Pierre (1885-1952)
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) A Genoese Lady with Her Child c.1623–1625 Oil on canvas, 217.8 x 146 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This portrait was a departure from the painting style popular at this time, focusing less on a demonstrative…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) En promenade près d’Argenteuil (Out for a Walk near Argenteuil) 1875 Oil on canvas, 61 x 81.4 cm Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris See also: • Argenteuil (France) | Doncieux, Camille (1847-1879) | Monet, Jean (1867-1914)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jean dessinant (The Artist’s Son, Jean, Drawing) 1901 Oil on canvas, 45.09 × 54.61 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond See also: • Renoir, Jean (1894-1979)
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Daubigny travaillant sur le Botin près d’Auvers-sur-Oise (Daubigny working on his “Botin” near Auvers-sur-Oise) 1860 Oil on canvas, 24.3 x 34 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This painting is both a lyrical example of Corot’s late landscape…
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Rocky landscape with Hagar and Ishmael c.1788 Oil on canvas, 78.2 x 95 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) A Young Man in a Large Hat 1626–1629 Oil on panel, 29.3 x 23.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Frans Hals was the preeminent portrait painter in Haarlem, the most important artistic center of Holland in the early…
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Ritratto di una nobildonna e suo figlio (Portrait of a Noblewoman and her Son) 1574 Oil on panel, 110.5 x 87 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le retour de l’enfant prodigue (The Return of the Prodigal Son) 1862 Oil on canvas, 115 x 206 cm Petit Palais, Paris Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue 1863 Petit Palais, Paris