Tag: woman

La Danaïde (1880s)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) La Danaïde (Danaid) 1880s, carved 1903–1904 Marble, 23 x 40 x 26 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton The Danaids of Greek mythology were the fifty daughters of Danaus; married to a group of brothers, they murdered their…

Self portrait with Saskia (1636)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self portrait with Saskia 1636 Etching, 10.4 x 9.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Rembrandt painted, etched, and drew more than seventy-five self-portraits. A few of these include his first wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh, whom he married in…

Apparition (1905-1910)

Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Apparition 1905–1910 Oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton During the 1890s, Redon shifted his attention from charcoal drawing and lithography to a practice that embraced color, working in pastels and oil paints.…

Tête d’homme et nu assis (1964)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Tête d’homme et nu assis (Head of a Man and Seated Nude) 1964 Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Produced late in Picasso’s career, many years after the Cubist period that defined…

Zuffa di dei marini (c.1470-1475)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa di dei marini (Battle of the Sea Gods) c.1470–1475 Engraving, 30.5 x 43.3 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This engraving by Mantegna, court painter to the Gonzaga family in Mantua, manifests the revival of classical antiquity…

La Tour (1959)

Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963) La Tour (The Tower) 1959 Color lithograph on off-white wove paper, 52 x 45.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Photogramme de femme de profil (c.1935)

Maar, Dora (1907-1997) Photogramme de femme de profil (Photogram of woman in profile) c.1935 Gelatin silver print, 28.5 x 22.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton By the time Maar created this image, she was one of the most accomplished camera…

Vase avec motif gravé (1938-1939)

Laurencin, Marie (1883-1956) Vase avec motif gravé (Vase with Engraved Design) 1938–1939 Engraved glass, h. 27.2 × diam. 23.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Made by Steuben Glass Works, American, 1903-2011.