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Venere di Urbino (1538)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere di Urbino (Venus of Urbino) 1538 Oil on canvas, 119 x 165 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This is one of Titian’s most famous works and it depicts the emblematic figure of a young bride about to be dressed…

L’Atelier du peintre (1854-1855)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) L’Atelier du peintre (The Painter’s Studio) 1854–1855 Oil on canvas, 361 x 598 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris The enormous Studio is without doubt Courbet‘s most mysterious composition. However, he provides several clues to its interpretation: “It’s the whole world…

Agostina (1866)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Agostina 1866 Oil on canvas, 132.4 x 97.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This model was likely an immigrant from the rural region near Rome. Corot dressed her in traditional costume and placed her in an Italian…

The Kiss (1908-1909)

Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) The Kiss/Lovers (Der Kuss/Liebespaar) 1908 (completed 1909) Oil and gold on canvas, 180 x 180 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna The Kiss (Lovers) by Gustav Klimt is the most famous Austrian painting and the highlight of the permanent collection at…

Majas al balcón (c.1800-1810)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Majas al balcón (Majas on a Balcony) c.1800–1810 Oil on canvas, 194.9 x 125.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Attributed to Goya. The women known as majas visually distinguished themselves through opulent, exaggerated traditional dress that…

Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol (c.1803-1804)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol c.1803–1804 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 79.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the knees up, a cleanshaven, young man with pale, peachy skin leans on his right elbow, to our left,…

La familia de Carlos IV (1800)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) La familia de Carlos IV (The Family of Carlos IV) 1800 Oil on canvas, 280 x 336 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This portrait of the family of King Carlos IV (1748-1819) was painted in Aranjuez and Madrid…

La Duquesa de Alba (1797)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) La Duquesa de Alba (The Duchess of Alba) 1797 Oil on canvas, 210.3 x 149.3 cm Hispanic Society of America, New York   Inscribed bottom center and left (in the soil): “Solo Goya / 1797” Francisco de Goya…