Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Danseuse en blanc (Dancer in White) c.1877 Pastel on paper, 106 x 108 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires
Danseuse en blanc (c.1877)
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Le torero mort (1864)
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le torero mort (The Dead Toreador) probably 1864 Oil on canvas, 75.9 x 153.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington From a low perspective, we look at a man wearing black and white, lying on the ground…
Ritratto di Bia de’ Medici (c.1542)
Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di Bia de’ Medici (Portrait of Bia de’ Medici) c.1542 Oil on panel, 64 x 48 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze See also: • Medici, Bia de’ (c.1537-1542)
Portrait de Jeanne Samary en pied (1878)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Portrait de Jeanne Samary en pied (Portrait of Jeanne Samary Standing) 1878 Oil on canvas, 174 x 105 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Jeanne Samary was an actress at the Comedie-Francaise. This portrait of her is perhaps…
Portrait of Philips Lucasz (1635)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of Philips Lucasz 1635 Oil on oak, 79.5 x 58.9 cm National Gallery, London This painting was made in 1635, when Rembrandt was 29 years old, just over three years after he had set up his studio…
Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels (1654-1656)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels probably 1654–1656 Oil on canvas, 101.9 x 83.7 cm National Gallery, London Something doesn’t quite add up about this mysterious portrait. The sitter – Rembrandt did not identify her – has an almost regal…
Portrait of Aechje Claesdr (1634)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of Aechje Claesdr 1634 Oil on oak, 71.1 x 55.9 cm National Gallery, London The optical illusion created by this painting, is a powerful one. Rembrandt has used contrasts between light and dark – for example, the…
A Young Man Seated at a Table (c.1660)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) A Young Man Seated at a Table, possibly Govaert Flinck c.1660 Oil on canvas, 109.9 x 89.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study…
Madame Derain au châle blanc (1919-1920)
Derain, André (1880-1954) Madame Derain au châle blanc (Madame Derain in a White Shawl) c.1919–1920 Oil on canvas, 195.5 x 97.5 cm Tate Britain, London
Nature morte (1938-1943)
Derain, André (1880-1954) Nature morte (Still Life) c.1938–1943 Oil on canvas 88.5 x 145.8 cm Tate Britain, London