Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Study of a head s.d. Oil on wooden panel, 35.5 x 25.6 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff This is an oil study of one of the singing boys in the background of Edward Burne-Jones‘s best-known painting ‘King Cophetua…
Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) Perseus and Andromeda (study for The Doom Fulfilled) 1875 Gouache with gold paint on board, 33 x 30.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Compare: Burne-Jones, Edward (1833-1898) The Doom Fulfilled 1888 Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Studio per La scelta di Ercole (Study for the Choice of Hercules) c.1595–1597 Pen and ink over traces of red chalk on paper, 22.3 × 19.3 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Annibale Carracci’s first decorative project for the…
Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) Étude d’un chien (Study of a Dog) possibly 1860s Oil on canvas, 33.3 x 28.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Bonheur was renowned for her animal paintings. She may have seen the long-eared terrier that is the…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Argenteuil, Bateau (Argenteuil, Boat) 1874 Oil on canvas, 59.4 x 81.3 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Manet painted this study out of doors, ‘en plein air’, at the resort of Argenteuil, down the Seine from Paris. In overcast weather,…
Verrocchio, Andrea del (1435-1488) Studio di panneggio (Drapery Study of a Standing Figure Facing Right, in Profile) late 1460s-early 1470s Brush and opaque watercolor, on linen, mounted to paper, 28.3 × 18.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Raffaello (1483-1520) Mano destra alzata (Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter) 1518–1520 Black chalk on cream laid paper, 28.6 × 19.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The traditional attribution for Raphael of this long overlooked…
Maar, Dora (1907-1997) Étude de mode, femme en porte en treillis (Fashion Study, Woman in Lattice Doorway) 1934–1940 Gelatin silver print, 30.4 × 24.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Constable, John (1776-1837) Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset 1821–1822 Oil on paper on canvas, 20.3 x 27.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This horizontal painting is filled with gray and white clouds against a blue sky. Wisps of white clouds are interspersed…
Constable, John (1776-1837) Study of a Female Nude 1811 Black and white chalk on blue paper Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford