Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) La Générosité (Generosity) 1894 Oil and pencil on buff paper mounted on canvas, 142.2 × 284.5 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898) was born in Lyon and only in 1847, after…
Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) The Temptation in the Garden of Eden c.1600 Oil on oak panel, 84 × 71.3 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Jan Bruegel the Elder (1568-1625) was the second son of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca.…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self Portrait in a Flat Cap and Embroidered Dress 1642 Etching, 9.2 × 6.1 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Rembrandt painted and drew a great many records of his own features, now highly prized for their penetrating introspection.…
Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) L’ultima cena (The Last Supper) c.1600 Tapestry, 380 × 390.2 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911) Tête d’homme regardant vers le haut et de côté (Head of a man looking upwards and sideways) pre 1877 Oil on canvas, 21 × 17.7 in Victoria and Albert Museum, London Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) was born in Dijon…
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Tête de Maurice Utrillo (Head of Maurice Utrillo) 1928 Lithograph, 8 3/4 × 7 in Victoria and Albert Museum, London See also: • Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Full-Scale Study for The Hay Wain c.1821 Oil on canvas, 137 × 188 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Constable often made full-scale studies for large exhibition paintings. He used a broad painting style to establish the general balance…
Constable, John (1776-1837) Study of the Trunk of an Elm Tree c.1821 Oil on paper, 30.6 × 24.8 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Constable probably painted this remarkable sketch in Hampstead. It is so realistic that it has an almost…
Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Étude pour La Manche à Gravelines, un soir (Study for The Channel at Gravelines, Evening) 1890 Crayon on paper, 23.8 × 31.5 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Drawing in conte crayon of two anchors propped on their sides.…
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Venice from the Giudecca 1840 Oil on canvas, 61 x 91.4 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Object Type Before photography, oil painting was a primary way of recording views of ancient cities, and many artists…