Tag: young

The Dinner Horn (1870)

Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) The Dinner Horn 1870 Wood engraving, 35.2 x 23.2 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York A young woman sounds the call for the noonday meal for the men laboring in the distant field. The wind pulls her skirts outward behind…

Blowing the Horn at Seaside (1870)

Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) Blowing the Horn at Seaside 1870 Oil on canvas, 48.9 x 34.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Standing in the brilliant sunlight of midday, a young woman blows a metal horn to summon the farmhands in the nearby…

The Dinner Horn (c.1870)

Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) The Dinner Horn c.1870 Oil on panel, 14.29 x 22.86 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Compare: Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) Blowing the Horn at Seaside 1870 National Gallery of Art, Washington     Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) The Dinner Horn 1870 Art Institute…

Le Printemps (1881)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Printemps (Spring) 1881 Oil on canvas, 74 x 51.5 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles A chic young woman in a day dress with floral accents holds a parasol against a background of exuberant foliage. She looks straight…

Poetry (1879)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Poetry 1879 Oil on wood panel National Museum Wales, Cardiff Pair: Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Prose 1879 National Museum Wales, Cardiff    

The Magdalen Reading (c.1435)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) The Magdalen Reading c.1435 Oil on mahogany, transferred from another panel, 62.2 × 54.4 cm National Gallery, London A young lady in an extravagant green dress sits on the floor, reading. Although she wears fifteenth-century clothing…

Femme assise dans un jardin (1891)

Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Femme assise dans un jardin (Woman seated in a Garden) 1891 Oil on millboard, 66.7 × 52.8 cm National Gallery, London A young woman is seated in a garden. Although her upper body is turned slightly towards…

Adrasto assiso ai piedi d’Armida (c.1740-1746)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Adrasto assiso ai piedi d’Armida (Adrastus seated at the feet of Armida) c.1740–1746 Oil on canvas, 160.4 × 53.5 cm National Gallery, London Within a walled garden, a man wearing a striking blue costume and ornate necklace catches the…