Tag: water

Les Tours Vertes, La Rochelle (1913)

Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Les Tours Vertes, La Rochelle (The Green Towers, La Rochelle) 1913 Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm Private collection Compare: Signac, Paul (1863-1935) La Rochelle 1930 National Gallery of Art, Washington     See also: • La Rochelle…

San Cristoforo (c.1500)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) San Cristoforo (Saint Christopher) c.1500 Pen, ink, brush, wash and gouache on paper, 28.6 x 17.4 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Il sacrificio di Isacco (1750s)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Il sacrificio di Isacco (The Sacrifice of Isaac) 1750s Oil on canvas, 56.5 x 75.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of…

Dans les Vagues (1889)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Dans les Vagues (In the Waves) 1889 Oil on fabric, 92.5 x 72.4 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Gauguin likely painted this work of art during his time in a small coastal village called Pont-Aven where he…

Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir (c.1782-1783)

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir c.1782–1783 Oil on canvas, 70.5 x 91 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Gainsborough collected and was inspired by Dutch landscape painting. In a sketchy manner, Gainsborough convincingly singled out…

Tannhäuser (1886)

Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Tannhäuser 1886 Oil on canvas, 86.4 x 103.3 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Tannhäuser, the male figure seated on the left, does not seem fully engaged in this merry scene. Among pale bodies and pastel hues, he…