Tag: young

Jeunes grecs à la mosquée (1865)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Jeunes grecs à la mosquée (Young Greeks in the Mosque) 1865 Oil on panel, 37.8 x 27.3 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Gérôme traveled frequently in the Near East and specialized in scenes of daily life there. Since…

La tentazione di Cristo (c.1516-1525)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) La tentazione di Cristo (The Temptation of Christ) c.1516–1525 Oil on panel, 89.85 x 69.69 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis This painting portrays one of three temptations that Christ faced during his forty days fast in the…

Femme à l’éventail (c.1869-1870)

Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Femme à l’éventail (Lady with a Fan) c.1869–1870 Pastel on paper affixed to board, 42.5 x 27 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Like Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, and other women who found recognition in the male-dominated…

Psiche (1793-1794)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Psiche (Psyche) 1793–1794 Marble, 150 x 50 x 60 cm Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen Taking as his inspiration the Late Antique text Asinus aureus (The Golden Ass) by Apuleius, Antonio Canova, the outstanding sculptor of Italian Neoclassicism, interpreted the…