Tag: violin

Le clown musical (1868)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Le clown musical (The Clown) 1868 Oil on canvas, 193.5 x 130 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Commission Auguste Renoir made this large painting on commission for the owner of the café of Cirque d’Hiver, the winter circus in Paris.…

Nature morte dans l’atelier (1889)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Nature morte dans l’atelier (Still life in the studio) 1889 Oil on canvas, 83 x 113.5 cm Neue Pinakothek, Munich James Sidney Ensor‘s “Still Life” is more than the usual realistic studio study that is so often encountered…

Squelettes voulant se chauffer (1889)

Ensor, James (1860-1949) Squelettes voulant se chauffer (Skeletons Wanting to Warm Themselves) 1889 Oil on canvas, 74.8 x 60 cm Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth James Ensor was one of the most original painters of the late nineteenth century. Populated with…

Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (c.1423-1424)

Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) Cristo glorificato nella corte del cielo (Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven) c.1423–1424 Egg tempera on wood, 31.7 x 73 cm National Gallery, London Christ, hovering on wispy clouds, is surrounded by angels who sing, dance and play…

Incoronazione della Vergine (after 1595)

Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Incoronazione della Vergine (The Coronation of the Virgin) after 1595 Oil on canvas, 117.8 x 141.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This majestic picture—a window onto heaven—was painted for Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini (1571–1621) following the artist’s…

Natura morta a violino (1966)

Severini, Gino (1883-1966) Natura morta a violino (Still life with violin) 1966 Colour lithograph on Japanese paper, 56 × 40.3 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne