Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes 1680 Oil on canvas, 138 x 190 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague This painting by De Lairesse is a typical example of the style that came into fashion in Holland…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Garden in Its Glory 1892 Watercolor on paper, 50.6 x 35.2 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington See also: • Appledore Island, ME (USA) | Thaxter, Celia (1835-1894)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Spanish Stairs, Rome 1897 Oil on canvas, 74.45 x 59.3 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA The Spanish Stairs in Rome have been favored by tourists since they were constructed. The monumental double staircase with…
Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) A Grecian Flower Market (A Flower Stall) 1880 Oil on canvas, 57.8 x 79.3 cm Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Canaletto (1697-1768) Santa Maria della Salute s.d. Oil on canvas, 47.6 x 79.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York See also: • Santa Maria della Salute (Venezia)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Vue de Bougival (View of Bougival) 1873 Oil on canvas, 49.53 x 57.15 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee View of Bougival epitomizes the characteristics that would come to define Pierre Auguste Renoir’s special contributions to the Impressionist…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Storia di Virginia Romana (The Story of Virginia) c.1505 Tempera on panel, 83.3 x 165.5 cm Accademia Carrara, Bergamo Botticelli embodies the cultured and antiquing climate that reigned in the Florence of Lorenzo the Magnificent. The painting, which is…
Michelangelo (1475-1564) Madonna della Scala (Madonna of the Stairs) c.1490 Marble bas-relief, 56.7 x 40.1 cm Casa Buonarroti, Firenze The Madonna della scala, or Madonna of the Stairs, of which no mention was made during Michelangelo’s lifetime, was cited for the…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ecce Homo 1543 Oil on canvas, 242 x 361 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Signature: Referenced bottom center of the note: TITIANVS EQVES CES F. 1543 The scene was rarely depicted in Italy, but is probably explained by the Flemish origin…
