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Donna con mandolino (1755-1760)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Donna con mandolino (Woman with a Mandolin) 1755–1760 Oil on canvas, 93.7 × 75 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Tiepolo‘s work reflects the culmination of the baroque tradition in Venice. In this painting the artist celebrated the…

L’Immacolata Concezione (1733-1736)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) L’Immacolata Concezione (The Immaculate Conception) 1733–1736 Oil on canvas, 33.8 × 28.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Compare: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) L’Immacolata Concezione 1767–1769 Museo del Prado, Madrid    

San Giuseppe e Gesù Bambino (1767-1769)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) San Giuseppe e Gesù Bambino (Saint Joseph and the Christ Child) 1767–1769 Oil on canvas, 154 × 111.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit This imposing yet tender representation of Saint Joseph gently cradling the infant Jesus in…

Au cirque (1899)

Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Au cirque (At the Circus) 1899 Crayon, pastel, and watercolor on wove paper, 25.1 × 35.6 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Depicted here is a scene from the ballet Papa Chrysantheme performed in 1892 at the…

The Leader Sea Piece (1809)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) The Leader Sea Piece 1809 Etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on wove paper, 17.5 × 25.7 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

Le Bain (1908)

Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Le Bain (The Bath) 1908 Crayon, pastel, and red and white chalk on paper, 33.3 × 36.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

Mosquito Nets (1908)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Mosquito Nets 1908 Oil on canvas, 57.2 × 71.8 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Mosquito Nets is a beautiful example of Sargent’s ability to translate a momentary impression into a masterful composition. The picture represents the…