Tag: woman

Ritratto di donna (1570s)

Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Ritratto di donna (Portrait of a Lady, probably Camilla Martelli de’ Medici) 1570s Oil on canvas mounted on board, 68.6 x 59.1 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis This woman’s exquisite attire indicates her likely wealth and…

Madame Roulin (1888)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Madame Roulin 1888 Oil on canvas, 50.5 x 63.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Paul Gauguin produced this portrait during a tempestuous two months spent in the company of Vincent van Gogh at Arles in the south…

Head of a Peasant Woman (1884)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Head of a Peasant Woman 1884 Oil on canvas, 43.8 x 34.6 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Vincent van Gogh always felt deep sympathy for the peasant classes and here tenderly depicted the full, sunburnt features…

L’Escalier d’Auvers (1890)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) L’Escalier d’Auvers (Stairway at Auvers) 1890 Oil on canvas, 50 × 70.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The expressive, swirling lines of the foreground road move backward to the center of the composition and join the…

Les blanchisseuses (c.1756-1761)

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Les blanchisseuses (The Laundresses) c.1756–1761 Oil on canvas, 73 x 61.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Two women in bright white and yellow form the focal point of this composition. They toil within a stifling atmosphere…

View in Suffolk (c.1755)

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) View in Suffolk c.1755 Oil on canvas, 95.9 x 125.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The sun-drenched river bank, an amorous couple, and a leisurely rider offer a variety of details that create an idyllic setting. This…

Elvira reposant à une table (c.1918-1919)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Elvira reposant à une table (Elvira Resting at a Table) c.1918–1919 Oil on canvas, 92.7 × 60.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis This woman was one of Amedeo Modigliani’s favorite models, a young worker known only…

Fille à la mandoline (1860-1865)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Fille à la mandoline (Girl with Mandolin) 1860–1865 Oil on canvas, 51.4 x 40.3 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was nearly 70 years old and at the height of his considerable fame as a…

Intérieur à Nice (c.1919)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Intérieur à Nice (Interior at Nice) c.1919 Oil on canvas, 66.7 x 54.9 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis In this canvas, Henri Matisse evoked the relaxed atmosphere of Nice, France, a seaside city where the artist lived…

Judgement of Paris (1530)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Judgement of Paris 1530 Oil and tempera on panel, 50.8 x 36.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Lucas Cranach’s interpretation of the Judgment of Paris is a medieval retelling of an ancient beauty contest.…