Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) La poupée abandonnée (The Abandoned Doll) 1921 Oil on canvas, 129 x 81 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington In The Abandoned Doll, Suzanne Valadon portrays an intimate scene with a strong psychological mood. Seated…
Gonzalès, Eva (1849-1883) Jeune Fille aux cerises (Girl with Cherries) c.1870 Oil on canvas, 56.2 × 47.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The daughter of an affluent and cultured family, Eva Gonzalès was Édouard Manet’s first and only official pupil. Girl…
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Innocence 1898 Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 58 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Autoritratto come giovane uomo (Self-Portrait as a Young Man) c.1548 Oil on pine panel, 45.7 × 36.8 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London This early and forceful self-portrait, by one of the greatest Venetian painters, was done with…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Le Savoyard et la Marmotte (Savoyard with a Marmot) 1716 Oil on canvas, 40.5 × 32.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Antoine Watteau was one of the most brilliant artists of the early 18th century. His work gave rise…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Le voleur du nid de moineaux (The Robber of the Sparrow’s Nest) c.1710 Oil on paper laid on canvas, laid on panel, 22.60 x 18.50 cm Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh Watteau shows a young couple in an idyllic woodland…
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…
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…
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…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ecce Homo (Christ Shown to the People) c.1570–1576 Oil on canvas, 109.2 x 94.8 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis By the glow of a blazing torchlight, Pontius Pilate, the Roman ruler of ancient Judea, presents Jesus to…