Caravaggio (1571-1610) Concerto di giovani (The Musicians) 1597 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 118.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York While Cupid confirms Caravaggio’s allegorical frame for representing Music, the artist equally engages with contemporary performance and individualized models, including…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto (Lute Player) c.1595–1596 Oil on canvas, 100 x 126.5 cm Wildenstein Collection
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto (Lute-Player) 1595–1596 Oil on canvas, 94 x 119 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg This is an early work by Caravaggio, who sought above all to convey the reality and solidity of the surrounding world. We can…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune fille assise (Young Woman Seated) 1909 Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 55.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Renard, Gabrielle (1878-1959)
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) Jeune Romain ou Mon Frère (Young Roman or My Brother) c.1882 Patinated plaster, 50 x 45 x 27 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine See also: • Paul Claudel (1868-1955)
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Jeune fille au corsage à pois (Girl with a Polka-Dot Blouse) 1919 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 73 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia A thin paint surface and clean, decisive lines characterize this portrait of a young woman. The…
Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Jeune fille rousse en robe de soir (Redheaded Girl in Evening Dress) 1918 Oil on canvas, 116 × 73 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Modigliani‘s portrait of an unidentified sitter, with her vivid hair and strapless dress, suggests how…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Fillette sur un banc (Young Girl on a Bench) 1880 Oil on canvas, 61.6 x 50.5 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The young girl depicted in this portrait was the daughter of one of Manet‘s acquaintances in the Parisian…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) En été, la Bohémienne (In Summer, the Bohemian) 1868 Oil on canvas, 85 x 59 cm Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin See also: • Tréhot, Lise (1848-1922)
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) L’Âge d’airain (The Age of Bronze) modeled 1876, cast c.1906 Bronze, 182.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Rodin’s breakout sculpture, The Age of Bronze caused a critical scandal for its extreme naturalism and ambiguous subject matter.…