Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di Bia de’ Medici (Portrait of Bia de’ Medici) c.1542–1545 Oil on panel, 63.3 x 48 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze In the late 19th century, this painting was already identified as a portrait of the “natural…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Alice Hoschedé au jardin (Alice Hoschedé in the Garden) 1881 Oil on canvas, 81 x 65 cm Private collection Monet‘s magnificent depiction of his garden at Vétheuil exemplifies the visual splendor of Impressionism at its height. Monet…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 In this portrait of his wife Alice, Derain has adopted some of the compositional and stylistic…
Derain, André (1880-1954) Nature morte (Still Life) c.1938–1943 Oil on canvas, 88.5 x 145.8 cm Tate Britain, London In his work of this period Derain explored the traditions of past art. The unusual size and monumental quality of this painting can…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Girl in White 1890 Oil on canvas, 66.7 x 45.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington