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Esther Preparing Herself to Meet King Ahasuerus

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Description: Esther Preparing Herself to Meet King Ahasuerus
TitleEsther Preparing Herself to Meet King Ahasuerus
Creator nameChassériau, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1841
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions45.5 × 35.5 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https:/­/­collections.louvre.fr/­en/­ark:/­53355/­cl010060208
Accession numberR.F. 3900
SubjectsWomen in artHistory of Biblical events--ArtFemale nude in artOrientialism in artEunuchsPainting, French--19th centuryBlack people in art
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Author
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PublisherHarvard University Press
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Description: Manet Manette
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Copyright© 2002 by Carol Armstrong
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Description: Othello beside Desdemona's Corpse
Othello beside Desdemona's Corpse
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameChassériau, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1847
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on wood
Dimensions27 × 21 cm
LocationMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Metz, France
Othello beside Desdemona's Corpse
Othello beside Desdemona's corpse
Description: Baptism of the Eunuch, cartoon for the lunette in St. Peter's Basilica, Baptismal...
Baptism of the Eunuch, cartoon for the lunette in St. Peter's Basilica, Baptismal Chapel
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameTrevisani, Francesco
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1732–1737
Object typePainting
MaterialsCanvas
DimensionsApprox. 350 x 250 cm
LocationPinacoteca Vaticana, Rome
Baptism of the Eunuch, cartoon for the...
Baptism of the Eunuch, cartoon for the lunette in St. Peter's Basilica, Baptismal Chapel
Description: Scene from a Deluge
Scene from a Deluge
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGirodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1800–1825
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010064830
Accession numberINV 4934; L 3588
Scene from a Deluge
Scene from a Deluge
Description: Slave Market
Slave Market
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGérôme, Jean-Léon
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1866
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions33 3/16 × 24 13/16 in.
LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
http://www.clarkart.edu/Collection/5538
Accession number1955.53
Slave Market
Slave Market
Description: Isaac and Rebecca before Abimelech. "Octateuch," fol. 47v (upper...
Isaac and Rebecca before Abimelech. "Octateuch," fol. 47v (upper scene)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1000–1100
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
Isaac and Rebecca before Abimelech....
Isaac and Rebecca before Abimelech. "Octateuch," fol. 47v (upper scene)
Description: The Daughter of Jephthah
The Daughter of Jephthah
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 17
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859–1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions195.6 × 298.5 cm
LocationSmith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts
Accession numberSC 1933:9-1
The Daughter of Jephthah
The Daughter of Jephthah
Description: Scene from a Deluge, detail
Scene from a Deluge, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGirodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1800–1825
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010064830
Accession numberINV 4934; L 3588
Scene from a Deluge, detail
Scene from a Deluge, detail
Description: Odalisque with a Slave
Odalisque with a Slave
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1842
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions76 × 105 cm
LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/18275/odalisque-with-slave/
Accession number37.887
Odalisque with a Slave
Odalisque with a Slave
Description: Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers
Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1865
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions74 7/8 x 58 3/8 in. (190.3 × 148.3 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16499
Accession number1925.703
Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers
Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers
Description: The Apparition
The Apparition
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nameMoreau, Gustave
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874–1876
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on canvas
Dimensions142 × 103 cm
LocationMusée Gustave Moreau, Paris
http://musee-moreau.fr/objet/lapparition
Accession numbercat. 222
The Apparition
The Apparition
Description: Harvesters Resting (Ruth and Boaz)
Harvesters Resting (Ruth and Boaz)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 24
Creator nameMillet, Jean François
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1850–1853
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/31288/harvesters-resting-ruth-and-boaz
Accession number06.2421
Harvesters Resting (Ruth and Boaz)
Harvesters Resting (Ruth and Boaz)
Description: Sarah is brought to Pharaoh; Pharaoh gives Sarah back to Abraham....
Sarah is brought to Pharaoh; Pharaoh gives Sarah back to Abraham. "Octateuch," fol. 35r (two upper scenes)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1000–1100
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
Sarah is brought to Pharaoh; Pharaoh...
Sarah is brought to Pharaoh; Pharaoh gives Sarah back to Abraham. "Octateuch," fol. 35r (two upper scenes)
Description: What Our Lord Saw from the Cross (Ce que voyait Notre-Seigneur sur la Croix)
What Our Lord Saw from the Cross (Ce que voyait Notre-Seigneur sur la Croix)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameTissot, James
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1886–1894
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor over graphite on gray-green wove paper
Dimensions9 3/4 x 9 1/16 in. (24.8 x 23 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art, New York
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/13508
Accession number00.159.299
What Our Lord Saw from the Cross (Ce que...
What Our Lord Saw from the Cross (Ce que voyait Notre-Seigneur sur la Croix)
Description: Les Chérifas, detail
Les Chérifas, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameConstant, Jean-Joseph-Benjamin
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1884
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions114 × 195 cm
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Pau, France
Les Chérifas, detail
Les Chérifas, detail
Description: Golgotha
Golgotha
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameDinet, Etienne
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions158 × 193 cm
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts Jules Chéret, Nice, France
Golgotha
Golgotha
Description: The Dead Christ and the Angels
The Dead Christ and the Angels
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1864
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions70 5/8 x 59 in. (179.4 × 149.9 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436950
Accession number29.100.51
The Dead Christ and the Angels
The Dead Christ and the Angels
Description: The Holy Family at Rest in Egypt (La Sainte Famille se reposant en Egypte)
The Holy Family at Rest in Egypt (La Sainte Famille se reposant en Egypte)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameAubert, Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890s
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationNotre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris
The Holy Family at Rest in Egypt (La...
The Holy Family at Rest in Egypt (La Sainte Famille se reposant en Egypte)
Description: The Rich Young Man Went Away Sorrowful (Le jeune homme riche s'en alla triste)
The Rich Young Man Went Away Sorrowful (Le jeune homme riche s'en alla triste)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameTissot, James
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1886–1896
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Dimensions6 9/16 x 9 9/16 in. (16.7 x 24.3 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art, New York
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4526
Accession number00.159.159
The Rich Young Man Went Away Sorrowful...
The Rich Young Man Went Away Sorrowful (Le jeune homme riche s'en alla triste)
Description: The Apparition (Salome)
The Apparition (Salome)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameMoreau, Gustave
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874-1876
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions55 7/8 x 40 1/2 in. (142 x 103 cm)
LocationMusée Gustave Moreau, Paris
http://en.musee-moreau.fr/object/apparition-lapparition
Accession numberCat. 222
The Apparition (Salome)
The Apparition (Salome)
Description: The Entombment
The Entombment
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGéricault, Théodore
Creator name (description)after Titian
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1810–1812
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée cantonale des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland
https://www.mcba.ch/en/collection/the-entombment/
Accession number1966-035
The Entombment
The Entombment
Description: The Annunciation
The Annunciation
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator nameTissot, James
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1886–1894
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Dimensions6 11/16 x 8 9/16 in. (17 x 21.7 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art, New York
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4422
Accession number00.159.16
The Annunciation
The Annunciation
Description: The Wedding Feast at Cana, after Veronese
The Wedding Feast at Cana, after Veronese
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameFantin-Latour, Henri
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1865–1867
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions170 × 250 cm
LocationUlster Museum, Belfast, Ireland
https://www.nmni.com/collections/art/paintings/belumu128
Accession numberBELUM.U128
The Wedding Feast at Cana, after...
The Wedding Feast at Cana, after Veronese
Description: Lady of Fashion
Lady of Fashion
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameVuillard, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1891–1892
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on cardboard
Dimensions11 1/8 x 6 in. (28.4 x 15.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Lady of Fashion
Lady of Fashion
Description: Study of a reclining nude
Study of a reclining nude
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 31
Creator namePils, Isidore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1841
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on fabric
Dimensions28 1/2 x 36 3/16 in. (72.5 x 92 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1939.63
Accession number1939.63
Study of a reclining nude
Study of a reclining nude
Description: Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1652
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions78 7/8 × 88 7/8 in. (200.3 × 225.6 cm)
LocationPinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Italy
Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Description: Rolla
Rolla
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator nameGervex, Henri
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions68 3/4 × 86 1/2 in. (175 × 220 cm)
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/rolla-80034
Accession numberLUX 1545
Rolla
Rolla
Description: Moses Saved from the Waters
Moses Saved from the Waters
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1860–1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on board
LocationPrivate Collection, Paris
Moses Saved from the Waters
Moses Saved from the Waters
Description: Judgment of Solomon
Judgment of Solomon
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeSculpture
LocationCathedral of Saint-Etienne, Auxerre, France
Judgment of Solomon
Judgment of Solomon
Description: Study of Nudes for Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source
Study of Nudes for Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1867–1868
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions81.3 × 64.5 cm
LocationAlbright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
https://www.albrightknox.org/artworks/19582-mlle-fiocre-dans-le-ballet-la-source-mademoiselle-fiocre-ballet-la-source
Accession number1958:02:00
Study of Nudes for Mlle Fiocre in the...
Study of Nudes for Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source
Description: The Courtesan's Toilette
The Courtesan's Toilette
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 08
Creator nameCézanne, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsPencil and watercolor on white paper
LocationBarrett Hamilton Foundation, Little Rock, Arkansas
The Courtesan's Toilette
The Courtesan's Toilette
Description: Female Bathers (Les Baigneuses)
Female Bathers (Les Baigneuses)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameBernard, Émile
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions65 × 81 cm
LocationMusée de Pont-Aven, France
Female Bathers (Les Baigneuses)
Female Bathers (Les Baigneuses)
Description: League of Nations, Colonies, and Labor Movement. From "De Nieuwe...
League of Nations, Colonies, and Labor Movement. From "De Nieuwe Amsterdammer," 22 February 1919
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nameSluijters, Johannes Carolus Bernardus
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1919
Object typeIllustration
Dimensions50 x 31.5 cm
LocationInternational Institute of Social History, Amsterdam
https://search.socialhistory.org/Record/913581
Accession numberIISG BG D23/391
League of Nations, Colonies, and Labor...
League of Nations, Colonies, and Labor Movement. From "De Nieuwe Amsterdammer," 22 February 1919
Description: Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 10
Creator nameVelázquez, Diego
Creator nationality/cultureSpanish
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1618
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions23 5/8 x 40 15/16 in. (60 x 104 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/diego-velazquez-christ-in-the-house-of-martha-and-mary
Accession numberNG 1375
Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House...
Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Description: Blonde Nude
Blonde Nude
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 31
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions0.625 x 0.52 m
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/la-blonde-aux-seins-nus-1011
Accession numberRF 2637
Blonde Nude
Blonde Nude
Description: The Deluge
The Deluge
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameRegnault, Jean-Baptiste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1789
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065390
Accession numberINV 7380; L 3871
The Deluge
The Deluge
Description: The Nymph Surprised
The Nymph Surprised
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on canvas
Dimensions144.5 × 112.5 cm
LocationNational Gallery, Buenos Aires
https://www.bellasartes.gob.ar/en/collection/work/2712/
Accession number2712
The Nymph Surprised
The Nymph Surprised
Description: Nymphs and Satyr
Nymphs and Satyr
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameBouguereau, William-Adolphe
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1873
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions102 3/8 × 70 7/8 in.
LocationClark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
http://www.clarkart.edu/Art-Pieces/6158
Accession number1955.658
Nymphs and Satyr
Nymphs and Satyr
Description: Les porteurs de mauvaises nouvelles
Les porteurs de mauvaises nouvelles
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameLecomte du Nouÿ, Jean
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions74 × 121 cm
LocationMinistère des Affaires Culturelles, Tunis, Tunisia
Les porteurs de mauvaises nouvelles
Les porteurs de mauvaises nouvelles
Description: Bather with Long Hair (Baigneuse aux cheveux longs)
Bather with Long Hair (Baigneuse aux cheveux longs)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameRenoir, Pierre-Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1895–1896
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions82 × 65 cm
LocationMusée de l'Orangerie, Paris
https://www.musee-orangerie.fr/en/artwork/bather-long-hair
Accession numberRF 1963-23
Bather with Long Hair (Baigneuse aux...
Bather with Long Hair (Baigneuse aux cheveux longs)
Description: Black executioner in the judgment of Solomon. Carved tympanum, left side of the...
Black executioner in the judgment of Solomon. Carved tympanum, left side of the lower register
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1220
Object typeSculpture
LocationCathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, France
Black executioner in the judgment of...
Black executioner in the judgment of Solomon. Carved tympanum, left side of the lower register
Description: Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1610
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions66 7/8 × 46 7/8 in. (170 × 119 cm)
LocationCollection Graf von Schönborn, Pommersfelden, Germany
Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Description: Eve after the Fall
Eve after the Fall
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator nameMonti, Raffaello
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1848
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Eve after the Fall
Eve after the Fall
Description: Death of Sardanapalus
Death of Sardanapalus
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 23
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1827
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions395 × 495 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065757
Accession numberR.F. 2346
Death of Sardanapalus
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Description: Woman langorous on a Bed (Femme assoupie sur un lit)
Woman langorous on a Bed (Femme assoupie sur un lit)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameBonnard, Pierre
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions96 × 106 cm
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/femme-assoupie-sur-un-lit-776
Accession numberRF 1977 75, AM 2744
Woman langorous on a Bed (Femme assoupie...
Woman langorous on a Bed (Femme assoupie sur un lit)
Description: La Charité
La Charité
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameLaemlein, Alexander
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1845
Object typePainting
MaterialsCanvas
Dimensions225 × 140 cm
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France, on loan from Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris
https://art.rmngp.fr/fr/library/artworks/alexandre-laemlein_la-charite_huile-sur-toile_1845
Accession number87n
La Charité
La Charité
Description: The Model's Break (Le Repos du modèle)
The Model's Break (Le Repos du modèle)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameToulouse-Lautrec, Henri de
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on cardboard
Dimensions64.5 × 49 cm
LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/729/henri-de-toulouse-lautrec-the-model-resting-french-1889/
Accession number84.PC.39
The Model's Break (Le Repos du...
The Model's Break (Le Repos du modèle)
Description: Two Tahitian Women with Mango Blossoms
Two Tahitian Women with Mango Blossoms
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nameGauguin, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions37 × 28 1/2 in. (94 × 72.4 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436446
Accession number49.58.1
Two Tahitian Women with Mango Blossoms
Two Tahitian Women with Mango Blossoms
Description: A Cast from Life at the Haviland Workshop at Auteuil (Un Moulage sur nature chez...
A Cast from Life at the Haviland Workshop at Auteuil (Un Moulage sur nature chez Haviland à Auteuil )
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameDantan, Joseph Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1887
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions164 × 131 cm
LocationGöteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden
A Cast from Life at the Haviland...
A Cast from Life at the Haviland Workshop at Auteuil (Un Moulage sur nature chez Haviland à Auteuil )
Description: Beauty (Beauté)
Beauty (Beauté)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameMartin, Henri Jean Guillaume
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1900
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions188 × 110 cm
LocationMusée des Augustins, Toulouse, France
https://www.augustins.org/en/oeuvre/-/oeuvre/30448
Accession number63 6 1
Beauty (Beauté)
Beauty (Beauté)
Description: Israel in Egypt
Israel in Egypt
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator namePoynter, Edward John
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1867
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions137.1 × 316.8 cm
LocationGuildhall Art Gallery, London
Israel in Egypt
Israel in Egypt
Description: La Grande Odalisque, detail
La Grande Odalisque, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique 
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1814
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065566
Accession numberRF 1158
La Grande Odalisque, detail
La Grande Odalisque, detail
Description: Frontispiece to "Othello, the Moor of Venice
Frontispiece to "Othello, the Moor of Venice
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameLoutherbourg, Philippe Jacques de
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1785–1787
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationWilliam Shakespeare, "Works . . .," 2nd ed. (London, 1785–1787), vol. XIX, facing p. 127. British Library, London
Frontispiece to "Othello, the Moor of...
Frontispiece to "Othello, the Moor of Venice
Description: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 17
Creator nameBeckmann, Max
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1917
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPrivate collection
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Description: Odalisque
Odalisque
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 08
Creator nameLefebvre, Jules Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/100351/odalisque
Accession number1983.381
Odalisque
Odalisque
Description: Luncheon on the Grass, second version
Luncheon on the Grass, second version
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 23
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1863–1868
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions89.5 × 116.5 cm
LocationCourtauld Institute of Art, London
http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/images/gallery/2454912b.html
Accession numberP.1932.SC.232
Luncheon on the Grass, second version
Luncheon on the Grass, replica
Description: Nudes
Nudes
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 07
Creator nameCézanne, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1898–1905
Object typePainting
MaterialsHalftone reproduction of painting
LocationFrom "Camera Work," spec. no. 43, June 1913
Nudes
Nudes
Description: Pietà, detail
Pietà, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGirodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1790
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationChurch of Montesquieu-Volvestre, Haute-Garonne, France
Pietà, detail
Pietà, detail
Description: Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, April 27, 1848,...
Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, April 27, 1848, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameBiard, François-Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1849
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#09428b4b-a2fa-4f6a-bfa3-d9e3992cacdf
Accession numberMV 7382
Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery...
Proclamation de la liberté des nois aux colonies, detail
Description: The Artist and His Model
The Artist and His Model
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nameGérôme, Jean-Léon
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1894
Object typePainting
LocationHaggin Museum, Stockton, California
https://hagginmuseum.org/collections/gerome-jean-leon/the-artist-and-his-model/
The Artist and His Model
The Artist and His Model
Description: The Slave Trade (Slaves on the West Coast of Africa)
The Slave Trade (Slaves on the West Coast of Africa)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameBiard, François-Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1833
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions162.5 × 228.6 cm
LocationWilberforce House, Hull City Museums and Art Galleries, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
Accession numberKINCM:1935.1
The Slave Trade (Slaves on the West...
The Slave Trade (Slaves on the West Coast of Africa)
Description: Restoration (Une Restauration)
Restoration (Une Restauration)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameDantan, Joseph Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Restoration (Une Restauration)
Restoration (Une Restauration)
Description: The Great Bathers
The Great Bathers
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nameRenoir, Pierre-Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1884–1887
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/59196
Accession number1963-116-13
The Great Bathers
The Great Bathers
Description: The Oath of the Ancestors
The Oath of the Ancestors
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameLethiere, Guillaume
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1822
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPalais National, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The Oath of the Ancestors
The Oath of the Ancestors
Description: The Painter's Studio: A Real Allegory Summing Up Seven Years of My Artistic and...
The Painter's Studio: A Real Allegory Summing Up Seven Years of My Artistic and Moral Life, detail of central section
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameCourbet, Gustave
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1854–1855
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/latelier-du-peintre-927
Accession numberRF 2257
The Painter's Studio: A Real Allegory...
The Painter's Studio: A Real Allegory Summing Up Seven Years of My Artistic and Moral Life, detail of central section
Description: Manaò tupapaú (Spirit of the Dead Watching)
Manaò tupapaú (Spirit of the Dead Watching)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameGauguin, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1892
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on jute mounted on canvas
Dimensions72.4 × 92.4 cm
LocationAlbright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
https://www.albrightknox.org/artworks/19651-mana%C3%B2-tupapa%C3%BA-spirit-dead-watching
Accession number1965.1
Manaò tupapaú (Spirit of...
Manaò tupapaú (Spirit of the Dead Watching)
Description: Sarah returning to Abraham. "Octateuch," fol. 65r (lower scene)
Sarah returning to Abraham. "Octateuch," fol. 65r (lower scene)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
Sarah returning to Abraham. "Octateuch,"...
Sarah returning to Abraham. "Octateuch," fol. 65r (lower scene)
Description: Nebuchednezzar Ordering the Execution of the Sons of Zedekiah
Nebuchednezzar Ordering the Execution of the Sons of Zedekiah
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGirodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1787
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée de Tessé, Le Mans, France
Nebuchednezzar Ordering the Execution of...
Nebuchednezzar Ordering the Execution of the Sons of Zedekiah
Description: Woman bathing (Femme au bain)
Woman bathing (Femme au bain)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameFichel, Benjamin Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Woman bathing (Femme au bain)
Woman bathing (Femme au bain)
Description: Eveil
Eveil
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator namePerrier, Marie
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
Eveil
Eveil
Description: Betrayal of Judas. "Sarum missal," fol. 150v
Betrayal of Judas. "Sarum missal," fol. 150v
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureBritish
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1200–1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationJohn Rylands Library, Manchester, England
Betrayal of Judas. "Sarum missal," fol....
Betrayal of Judas. "Sarum missal," fol. 150v
Description: Hope
Hope
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator namePuvis de Chavanne, Pierre Henri
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions70.5 x 82 cm
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/lesperance-445
Accession numberINV 20117
Hope
Hope
Description: Brennus and his Plunder (Le Brenn et sa part de butin)
Brennus and his Plunder (Le Brenn et sa part de butin)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameJamin, Paul Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1893
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions162 × 118 cm
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, La Rochelle, France
Brennus and his Plunder (Le Brenn et sa...
Brennus and his Plunder (Le Brenn et sa part de butin)
Description: The Rape
The Rape
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 04
Creator nameCézanne, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1867
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England
The Rape
The Rape
Description: Reclining Woman, Study
Reclining Woman, Study
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 08
Creator nameLefebvre, Jules Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsFrom Album Goupil: Salon de 1878
Reclining Woman, Study
Reclining Woman, Study
Description: Le prince de Joinville à une danse nègre à I'lle de Gorée...
Le prince de Joinville à une danse nègre à I'lle de Gorée (Sénégal), décembre 1842
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameNousveaux, Edouard-Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1846
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions131 × 178 cm
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_df41aea2-7ff2-40f1-b676-a559829798a1#773f5cf8-3a67-473c-8ae6-448784012591
Accession numberMV 6976
Le prince de Joinville à une...
Le prince de Joinville à une danse nègre à I'lle de Gorée (Sénégal), décembre 1842
Description: Grande Odalisque
Grande Odalisque
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1814
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions35 3/4 × 63 3/4 in. (91 × 162 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065566
Accession numberRF 1158
Grande Odalisque
Grande Odalisque
Description: Olympia
Olympia
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions51 3/8 × 74 13/16 in. (130.5 × 190 cm)
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/artworks/olympia-712
Accession numberRF 644
Olympia
Olympia
Description: Adoration of the Magi, central portion
Adoration of the Magi, central portion
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameCaminade, Alexandre-François
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831
Object typePainting
MaterialsCanvas glued to a series of wooden panels recessed in the wall
Dimensions287 × 475 cm
LocationChurch of St.-Etienne-du-Mont, Paris
Adoration of the Magi, central portion
Adoration of the Magi, central portion
Description: Eve Tempted
Eve Tempted
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator namePowers, Hiram
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1877
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions68 7/8 × 29 7/8 × 20 1/2 in. (174.9 × 75.8 × 52.0 cm)
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/eve-tempted-20041
Accession number1968.155.126
Eve Tempted
Eve Tempted
Description: Israel in Egypt, detail
Israel in Egypt, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator namePoynter, Edward John
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1867
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationGuildhall Art Gallery, London
Israel in Egypt, detail
Israel in Egypt, detail
Description: Moses Saved from the Waters
Moses Saved from the Waters
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on board
LocationNasjonalgalleriet, Oslo
https://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/collection/object/NG.M.01182
Moses Saved from the Waters
Moses Saved from the Waters
Description: Greek Slave
Greek Slave
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 29
Creator nameGérôme, Jean-Léon
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1870
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions54 x 37.1 cm (21 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/greek-slave-30989
Accession number87.410
Greek Slave
Greek Slave
Description: Etude de nu
Etude de nu
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameLanglois, Carié
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
Etude de nu
Etude de nu
Description: The Death of Abel
The Death of Abel
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameFabre, François-Xavier
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1790
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée Fabre, Montpellier, France
https://museefabre.montpellier3m.fr/recherche/musee%3AMUS_BIEN%3A2949?is_search_page=1&search=Abel&currentPage=1
Accession number825.1.60
The Death of Abel
The Death of Abel
Description: Four Female Bathers (Quatre Baigneuses)
Four Female Bathers (Quatre Baigneuses)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameCézanne, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1888–1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 × 92 cm
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Four Female Bathers (Quatre Baigneuses)
Four Female Bathers (Quatre Baigneuses)
Description: Birth of Venus
Birth of Venus
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameCabanel, Alexandre
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions51 5/8 × 88 5/8 in.
LocationMusée D'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/naissance-de-venus-98
Accession numberRF 273
Birth of Venus
Birth of Venus
Description: Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, April 27, 1848
Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, April 27, 1848
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameBiard, François-Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1849
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions102 3/8 × 154 5/16 in. (260 × 392 cm)
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#da0cd85e-46f0-465d-a4ce-23df3e36b64e
Accession numberMV 7382
Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery...
Proclamation de la liberté des nois aux colonies
Description: Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. II, fol....
Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. II, fol. 81v
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 11
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1465
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsParchment
Dimensions297 × 292 mm
LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna
Accession numberCod. 2771–72
Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch....
Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. II, fol. 81v
Description: Destruction of the Tower of Babel and dispersion of the nations....
Destruction of the Tower of Babel and dispersion of the nations. "Octateuch," fol. 61v (detail)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
Destruction of the Tower of Babel and...
Destruction of the Tower of Babel and dispersion of the nations. "Octateuch," fol. 61v (detail)
Description: The Client
The Client
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 08
Creator nameForain, Jean Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor and gouache on paper
LocationDixon Art Gallery and Gardens, Memphis
Accession number1993.7.1
The Client
The Client
Description: Fait-il aimer?
Fait-il aimer?
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameHuillard, Esther
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1892
Object typePainting
Fait-il aimer?
Fait-il aimer?
Description: La toilette
La toilette
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameBazille, Jean-Frédéric
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1869–1870
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions132 × 127 cm
LocationMusée Fabre, Montpellier, France
La toilette
La toilette
Description: Luncheon on the Grass (Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe)
Luncheon on the Grass (Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions208 × 264.5 cm
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/le-dejeuner-sur-lherbe-904
Accession numberRF 1668
Luncheon on the Grass (Le...
Luncheon on the Grass (Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe)
Description: Bather of Valpinçon
Bather of Valpinçon
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1808
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions57 × 38 1/2 in. (146 × 97.5 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010066528
Accession numberRF 259
Bather of Valpinçon
Bather of Valpinçon
Description: Pietà
Pietà
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGirodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1790
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationChurch of Montesquieu-Volvestre, Haute-Garonne, France
Pietà
Pietà
Description: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameTitian
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1550
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions94 1/2 x 73 1/4 in. (240 x 186 cm)
LocationPrado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/adam-and-eve/e0ca4331-fb89-47a7-9ba0-be0ece23426b?searchid=52b0bb92-01e6-635c-3c71-d65087d58bc2
Accession numberP00429
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Description: The Wasps' Nest (Le Guêpier)
The Wasps' Nest (Le Guêpier)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameBouguereau, William-Adolphe
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1892
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions213 × 152.5 cm
LocationPrivate collection
The Wasps' Nest (Le Guêpier)
The Wasps' Nest (Le Guêpier)
Description: The Toilet of Bathsheba
The Toilet of Bathsheba
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 14
Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1643
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on wood
Dimensions57.2 × 76.2 cm
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437393
Accession number14.40.651
The Toilet of Bathsheba
Bathsheba
Description: Israel in Egypt, detail
Israel in Egypt, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator namePoynter, Edward John
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1867
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationGuildhall Art Gallery, London
Israel in Egypt, detail
Israel in Egypt, detail
Description: Study for Baptism of the Eunich
Study for Baptism of the Eunich
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameChassériau, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureDominican (Dominican Republic)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1851–1853
Object typePainting
MaterialsCanvas
Dimensions75 × 52.5 cm
LocationMusée de la Ville de Poitiers et de la Société des Antiquaires de l'Ouest, Poitiers, France
Accession number882.1.396
Study for Baptism of the Eunich
Study for Baptism of the Eunich
Description: Venus of Urbino
Venus of Urbino
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 31
Creator nameManet, Edouard
Creator name (description)Copy after Titian
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
LocationPrivate Collection, Paris
Venus of Urbino
Venus of Urbino
Description: Nude Woman (Femme nue)
Nude Woman (Femme nue)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameMaurin, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions195 × 78 cm
Nude Woman (Femme nue)
Nude Woman (Femme nue)
Description: Turkish Bath
Turkish Bath
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 04
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1862
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010066606
Accession numberRF 1934
Turkish Bath
Turkish Bath
Description: A Modern Olympia
A Modern Olympia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 08
Creator nameCézanne, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1869–1870
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPrivate Collection, Paris
A Modern Olympia
A Modern Olympia
Description: The Baptism of Christ, cartoon for the mosaic decoration of the dome of the...
The Baptism of Christ, cartoon for the mosaic decoration of the dome of the vestibule to the Baptismal Chapel of St. Peter's Basilica
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator nameTrevisani, Francesco
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1738–1743
Object typePainting
MaterialsCanvas
LocationBasilica Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome
The Baptism of Christ, cartoon for the...
The Baptism of Christ, cartoon for the mosaic decoration of the dome of the vestibule to the Baptismal Chapel of St. Peter's Basilica
Description: Botany and Medicine (La Botanique et la Médecine)
Botany and Medicine (La Botanique et la Médecine)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameCarrière, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890–1893
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationSalon des Sciences, Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Botany and Medicine (La Botanique et la...
Botany and Medicine (La Botanique et la Médecine)
Description: Solomon receiving the Queen of Sheba
Solomon receiving the Queen of Sheba
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator nameRubens, Peter Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1620
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions41.3 × 45.7 cm
LocationCourtauld Institute of Art, London
http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/images/gallery/c38d4c62.html
Accession numberP.1978.PG.369
Solomon receiving the Queen of Sheba
Solomon receiving the Queen of Sheba. Modello for one of the ceiling paintings of the Jesuit church of St. Caro Borromeo (formerly St. Ignatius) in Antwerp
Description: Torso of a Young Woman (Hélène Vary)
Torso of a Young Woman (Hélène Vary)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameAnquetin, Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
Dimensions75.5 × 60.3 cm
Torso of a Young Woman...
Torso of a Young Woman (Hélène Vary)
Description: Bathsheba
Bathsheba
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia;Codazzi, Viviano;Gargiulo, Domenico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian; Italian; Italian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1636–1637
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions104 1/2 × 82 1/2 in. (265.4 × 209.6 cm)
LocationColumbus Museum of Art, Ohio
https://www.columbusmuseum.org/embark-collection/pages/Obj754/
Accession number1967.006
Bathsheba
Bathsheba
Description: Salomé
Salomé
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameTanner, Henry Ossawa
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1900
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions45 7/8 x 35 1/4 in. (116.5 x 89.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=23677
Accession number1983.95.207A
Salomé
Salomé
Description: Christ and the Canaanite Woman
Christ and the Canaanite Woman
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDrouais, Jean-Germain
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1784
Object typePainting
MaterialsOIl on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010066869
Accession numberINV 4142; MR 1538
Christ and the Canaanite Woman
Christ and the Canaanite Woman
Description: Bather
Bather
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique 
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1864
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor
LocationMusée Bonnat, Bayonne, France
Bather
Bather
Description: Harem Interior, Small Bather
Harem Interior, Small Bather
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1828
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions35 x 27 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010059112
Harem Interior, Small Bather
Harem Interior, Small Bather
Description: Study for L'égalité des hommes devant Dieu
Study for L'égalité des hommes devant Dieu
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameFlandrin, Hippolyte-Jean
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1847
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on paper
Dimensions125 × 200 mm
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Orléans, France
Accession number723(a)
Study for L'égalité des...
Study for L'égalité des hommes devant Dieu
Description: Susanna Surprised by the Elders, as reproduced in Adolph Rosenberg's 1921 monograph...
Susanna Surprised by the Elders, as reproduced in Adolph Rosenberg's 1921 monograph on Rembrandt
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 04
Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1921
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions47.4 x 38.6 cm
LocationFrom Adolph Rosenberg, "The Work of Rembrandt," ed. W.R. Valentiner (New York, 1921)
Susanna Surprised by the Elders, as...
Susanna Surprised by the Elders, as reproduced in Adolph Rosenberg's 1921 monograph on Rembrandt
Description: Pastorale (Idylle)
Pastorale (Idylle)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator nameCézanne, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1870
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/pastorale-1306
Accession numberRF 1982 48
Pastorale (Idylle)
Pastorale (Idylle)
Description: The Eternal Feminine
The Eternal Feminine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 08
Creator nameCézanne, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875–1877; c. 1877
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RJ9
Accession number87.PA.79
The Eternal Feminine
The Eternal Feminine
Description: Red-head (Rousse [La Toilette])
Red-head (Rousse [La Toilette])
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameToulouse-Lautrec, Henri de
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsPeinture à l'essence on cardboard
Dimensions67 × 54 cm
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/rousse-la-toilette-726
Accession numberRF 2242
Red-head (Rousse [La Toilette])
Red-head (Rousse (La Toilette))
Description: The Resurrection of the Son of the Widow of Naim
The Resurrection of the Son of the Widow of Naim
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDrouais, Jean-Germain
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1783
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée de Tessé, Le Mans, France
The Resurrection of the Son of the Widow...
The Resurrection of the Son of the Widow of Naim
Description: The Death of Abel, detail
The Death of Abel, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameFabre, François-Xavier
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1790
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée Fabre, Montpellier, France
https://museefabre.montpellier3m.fr/recherche/musee%3AMUS_BIEN%3A2949?is_search_page=1&search=Abel&currentPage=1
Accession number825.1.60
The Death of Abel, detail
The Death of Abel, detail
Description: Odalisque with Slave
Odalisque with Slave
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique 
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1839
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://hvrd.art/o/299806
Accession number1943.251
Odalisque with Slave
Odalisque with Slave
Description: Descent from the Cross
Descent from the Cross
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameRegnault, Jean-Baptiste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1789
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010065391
Accession numberINV 7381; MR 2361
Descent from the Cross
Descent from the Cross
Description: Le Valet de Coeurs
Le Valet de Coeurs
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameFirnhaber, Élise
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1893
Object typePainting
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Le Valet de Coeurs
Le Valet de Coeurs
Description: Le Rêve du croyant
Le Rêve du croyant
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nameZo, Achille
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1870
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée Bonnat, Bayonne, France
Le Rêve du croyant
Le Rêve du croyant
Description: The Pleasant Land
The Pleasant Land
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 02
Creator namePuvis de Chavannes, Pierre
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée Bonnat, Bayonne, France
https://webmuseo.com/ws/musee-bonnat-helleu/app/collection/record/258
Accession numberinv. 1087
The Pleasant Land
The Pleasant Land
Description: Nebuchednezzar Ordering the Execution of the Sons of Zedekiah
Nebuchednezzar Ordering the Execution of the Sons of Zedekiah
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameFabre, François-Xavier
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1787
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationEcole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris
Nebuchednezzar Ordering the Execution of...
Nebuchednezzar Ordering the Execution of the Sons of Zedekiah
Description: Before the Operation
Before the Operation
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nameGervex, Henri
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1887
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions242 x 188 cm
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/avant-loperation-9549
Accession numberDO 1986 20
Before the Operation
Before the Operation: Dr. Péan Explaining the Use of Hemostatic Clamps
Description: Descendants of the Sons of Noah. "Octateuch," fol. 60v (detail)
Descendants of the Sons of Noah. "Octateuch," fol. 60v (detail)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
Descendants of the Sons of Noah....
Descendants of the Sons of Noah. "Octateuch," fol. 60v (detail)
Description: Odalisque with Slave, detail
Odalisque with Slave, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique 
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1839
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://hvrd.art/o/299806
Accession number1943.251
Odalisque with Slave, detail
Odalisque with Slave, detail
Description: Woman with a Parrot
Woman with a Parrot
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nameCourbet, Gustave
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1866
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions129.5 × 195.6 cm
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/29.100.57/
Accession number29.100.57
Woman with a Parrot
Woman with a Parrot
Description: Olympia
Olympia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 08
Creator nameCézanne, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1877
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/59487
Accession number1963-181-123
Olympia
Olympia
Description: Greeks on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Greeks on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1826
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions213 × 142 cm
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux, France
Accession numberAnc. 439
Greeks on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Greeks on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Description: Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1622
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions63 5/8 × 48 1/2 in. (161.5 × 123 cm)
LocationBurghley House Collection, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
https://collections.burghley.co.uk/collection/susannah-and-the-elders-by-artemisia-gentileschi-1593-1652/
Accession numberPIC218
Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Description: In the Beginning [verse 81, Rubaiat of Omar Kháyyam]
In the Beginning [verse 81, Rubaiat of Omar Kháyyam]
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameVedder, Elihu
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1883–1884
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsChalk, pencil, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions17 5/8 × 13 1/4 in. (44.8 × 33.8 cm)
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/illustration-rubaiyat-omar-khayyam-beginning-25637
Accession number1978.108.43
In the Beginning [verse 81, Rubaiat of...
In the Beginning [verse 81, Rubaiat of Omar Kháyyam]
Description: Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator name (description)Artemisia Gentileschi or Bernardo Cavallino
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1636–1638
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions104 3/8 × 82 5/8 in. (265 × 210 cm)
Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Description: Sketch for the painting "L'esclavage affranchi", exhibited in...
Sketch for the painting "L'esclavage affranchi", exhibited in Paris, Salon, 1849, no. 923 (known today as "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameGosse, Nicolas-Louis-François
Creator name (description)Signed
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1848
Object typePainting
MaterialsCanvas
Dimensions40.3 × 26.6 cm
LocationMusée Départemental de l'Oise, Beauvais, France
Accession number79-16
Sketch for the painting "L'esclavage...
Sketch for the painting "L'esclavage affranchi", exhibited in Paris, Salon, 1849, no. 923 (known today as "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité)
Description: Woman reclining on a Bed ('L'Indolente')
Woman reclining on a Bed ('L'Indolente')
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameBonnard, Pierre
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions92 × 108 cm
LocationPrivate collection
Woman reclining on a Bed ('L'Indolente')
Woman reclining on a Bed ('L'Indolente')
Description: The Source
The Source
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1856
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/4 × 31 1/2 in. (163 × 80 cm)
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/la-source-525
Accession numberRF 219
The Source
The Source
Description: Joseph Recognized by his Brothers
Joseph Recognized by his Brothers
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGirodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1789
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationEcole nationale supériure des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Joseph Recognized by his Brothers
Joseph Recognized by his Brothers
Description: Temptation of Adam and Eve, detail from Sistine Chapel
Temptation of Adam and Eve, detail from Sistine Chapel
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1508–1512
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationSistine Chapel, Vatican City
http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/volta/storie-centrali/peccato-originale-e-cacciata-dal-paradiso-terrestre.html
Temptation of Adam and Eve, detail from...
Temptation of Adam and Eve
Description: Le Repos
Le Repos
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameRobbins, Lucy Lee
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1895
Object typePainting
Le Repos
Le Repos

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