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Francisco Cabarrús (1788)

Goya, Francisco (1746-1828) Francisco Cabarrús 1788 Oil on canvas, 210 x 127 cm Banco de España, Madrid See also: • Cabarrús, François (1752-1810)

La Femme aux bas blancs (1864)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Femme aux bas blancs (Woman with White Stockings) 1864 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Traditionally, European painters made the nude subject decorous by presenting it as part of an edifying mythological narrative.…

Nana (1877)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nana 1877 Oil on canvas, 154 x 115 cm Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Devant le miroir 1876 Guggenheim Museum, New York    

Le Repos (c.1871)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Repos (Repose) c.1871 Oil on canvas, 150.2 x 114 cm Rhode Island School of Design, Providence See also: • Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895)

La Promenade (1875-1876)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Promenade (The Walk) 1875–1876 Oil on canvas, 170.2 x 108.3 cm The Frick Collection, New York A young woman shepherds a pair of identically dressed little sisters along the path of a well-maintained public park. All three…

Les Poseuses (1886-1888)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Les Poseuses (The Models) 1886–1888 Oil on canvas, 200 x 249.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia In this scene set inside the artist’s studio, Seurat depicts models posing in front of A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 (1884–86;…

L’Enfant à l’épée (1861)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’Enfant à l’épée (Boy with a Sword) 1861 Oil on canvas, 131.1 x 93.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Manet’s stepson, Léon Koëlla-Leenhoff, recalled that he had posed for this picture in 1861, when he…

Le Matador saluant (1866-1867)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Matador saluant (A Matador) 1866–1867 Oil on canvas, 171.1 x 113 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The matador is the illustrious Cayetano Sanz y Pozas (1821–1890), who Manet saw in action during an 1865…

Bal masqué à l’Opéra (1873)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Bal masqué à l’Opéra (Masked Ball at the Opera) 1873 Oil on canvas, 59.1 x 72.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Manet came from a well–to–do family, and this painting provides a glimpse of the sophisticated…