Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ragazzo morso da un ramarro (Boy bitten by a Lizard) c.1594–1595 Oil on canvas, 66 x 49.5 cm National Gallery, London An effeminate youth with curling locks, full lips and a rose tucked behind one ear, recoils in surprise at…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Giovane con canestra di frutta (Boy with a basket of fruit) c.1595 Oil on canvas, 70 x 67 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma The canvas comes from the group of works confiscated in 1607 from Giuseppe Cesari, known as the Cavalier…
Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) Fleurs (Flowers) 1868 Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble Coming from a large Protestant family in Montpellier, Frédéric Bazille was destined for a career as a doctor. However, in 1862 he entered Gleyre’s studio…
Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) Nature morte au héron (Still Life with Heron) 1867 Oil on canvas, 98 x 78 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier The classic theme of the hunting trophy, revisited in their time by Impressionist painters, was the subject of joint workshop…
(1853–1890) The artist’s works: Still life with five bottles 1884 Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna Bowl with Zinnias and Other Flowers 1886 National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Roses and sunflowers 1886 Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim Shoes 1886 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Skull of a Skeleton with…