Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Lavandières au bord de l’étang (Washerwomen at the Edge of the Pond) c.1880 Oil on panel, 18.4 × 24.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Bord de mer, Port de Honfleur (Seaside, Port of Honfleur) c.1860 Pastel on blue wove paper, 18.5 × 25.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Boudin was a native of Honfleur, one of the most picturesque harbor communes in…
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) La Touques près de Deauville (La Touques near Deauville) 1883 Oil on canvas, 55 × 74.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Deauville (France)
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna con Bambino e angelo (Virgin and Child with an Angel) 1475–1485 Tempera on panel, 85.8 × 59.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this humanizing yet idealized depiction of the Virgin Mary embracing the baby Jesus, Sandro…
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Village au bord de la mer en Bretagne (Village by the Sea in Brittany) c.1880 Oil on cardboard on hardboard, 25.08 × 32.39 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Bretagne (France)
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Madonna and Child with Angels after 1479 Oil on panel, 57.6 x 46.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In the tradition of his Flemish predecessors, Memling‘s painting contains a wealth of religious meaning; it is filled with symbols…
Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319) La vocazione degli apostoli Pietro e Andrea (The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew) 1308–1311 Tempera on panel, 42.7 × 45.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This painting was part of the predella (the bottom tier)…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Plage en Normandie (Beach in Normandy) c.1872–1875 Oil on canvas, 61.3 x 90.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Towering, sheer cliffs loom to our left, over a sunny beach scattered with boats in this horizontal landscape painting. The…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Le Ruisseau du Puits-Noir, vallée de la Loue (The Puits Noir Stream, Loue Valley) 1855 Oil on canvas, 104 x 137 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Bretonnerie dans le département de l’Indre (La Bretonnerie in the Department of Indre) 1856 Oil on canvas, 60.8 x 73.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington