Derain, André (1880-1954) Nature morte avec cruche de faïence et serviette blanche (Nature morte (Still Life with Earthenware Jug and White Napkin) c.1912 Oil on canvas, 61 x 50 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Visión de san Pedro Nolasco (Vision of St. Peter Nolasco) 1629 Oil on canvas, 179 x 223 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Founder of the order of la Merced Calzada, the saint is depicted kneeling, leaning on…
Guercino (1591-1666) San Luca dipinge la Vergine (St Luke Displaying a Painting of the Virgin) 1652–1653 Oil on canvas, 220.98 x 180.34 cm Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City
Guercino (1591-1666) La Sibilla Samia (The Samian Sibyl with a Putto) 1651 Oil on canvas, 218.5 × 180 cm National Gallery, London The Samian Sibyl was one of 12 pagan sibyls (or priestesses) who, like the Old Testament prophets, were…
Guercino (1591-1666) Sibilla Cumana con putto (The Cumaean Sibyl with a Putto) 1651 Oil on canvas, 222 x 168.5 cm National Gallery, London The Cumaean Sibyl is one of 12 pagan sibyls, or prophetesses, said to have foretold the coming…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Nature morte à la commode (Still Life with Commode) c.1887–1888 Oil on canvas, 63.8 x 79.9 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA Many artists of the twentieth century credited Cézanne with revolutionizing painting through his unique style and…