Tag: white

Le Chapeau blanc (c.1923)

Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Le Chapeau blanc (The White Hat) c.1923 Oil on canvas, 41 x 27 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Soutine presents a man with a turnip-shaped head wearing a small white hat. The figure’s black, high-collared coat emphasizes the strange contours…

Charity (c.1627-1628)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Charity c.1627–1628 Oil on oak, 148.2 x 107.5 cm National Gallery, London In his first letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul outlines the importance of faith, hope and charity, naming charity as the greatest of the three.…

Ritratto di giovane (c.1517-1518)

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Ritratto di giovane (Portrait of a Young Man) c.1517–1518 Oil on linen, 72.4 x 57.2 cm National Gallery, London We have interrupted a young man reading; he turns to look over his shoulder at us. The unguarded look…

Allegoria della castità (c.1505)

Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Allegoria della castità (Allegory of Chastity) c.1505 Oil on panel, 42.9 x 33.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This small panel by Lotto can be dated to early in his career because of stylistic similarities to Allegory of…

The White Flower (1932)

O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) The White Flower (White Trumpet Flower) 1932 Oil on canvas, 76 x 101 cm San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Despite the influence of many established artists, O’Keeffe was able to develop her own distinctive response to…