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Petrus Christus (Flemish, 1410-1475), Portrait of a Carthusian, 1446; oil on oak panel, 29.2 x 18.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art “Portrait of a Carthusian featured a halo above the monk’s head when it was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of
brazenswing: Richard Diebenkorn Girl with Flowered Background 1962
classic-art: Dutch Interior Hendrick van der Burgh, c. 1660
likeafieldmouse: Egon Schiele - The Old City (1912)
thunderstruck9:Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963), Atelier I, 1949. Oil and sand on canvas, 92 x 72.7 cm.
Godfrey Kneller (German, later British 1646-1723), Queen Anne, ca. 1690; oil on canvas, 234 x 143 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London
lionofchaeronea:Christ on the Cross, Girolamo Savoldo (Girolamo da Brescia), ca. 1515
poboh:Maple Tree In Autumn, 1952, Boris Izrailovich Anisfeld. Russian (1879 - 1973) - Oil on Canvas -
periodicult90s:Peter Lindbergh for American Vogue, October 1997. Clothing by Christian Dior.
snowce: Edvard Munch, Night in Saint Cloud, 1890
Elmer Bischoff (American, 1916-1991), Figure at Window with Boat, 1964; oil on canvas, 231 x 202 cm
lionofchaeronea:Landscape at Auvers after Rain (aka Landscape with Carriage and Train), Vincent van Gogh, 1890
thunderstruck9:Liu Ye (Chinese, b. 1964), The Studio, 1991. Oil on canvas, 55 x 55 cm.
themodernartists:Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991), Perro Aullando a la Luna (Dog Howling at the Moon), 1942. Oil on canvas.
thunderstruck9:Keith Vaughan (British, 1912-1977), Group of figures, 1961. Oil on board, 40 x 36 in.
Pesellino (born Francesco di Stefano, ca. 1422-1457), Madonna and Child with six Saints, late 1440s; tempera and gold on panel, 22.5 x 20.3 cm; the Metropolitan Museum of ArtLeft to right of the observer, the Saints are Anthony Abbot, Jerome, Cecilia,
poboh:Decagon of St. Gereon’s church with view of St. Gereon’s court, Cologne, 1946, Karl Hugo Schmölz. Germany (1917 - 1986)
El Greco (Spanish born in Crete, 1541-1614), The penitent Mary Magdalene, 1576-78; oil on canvas, 156 x 121 cm; Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest
thunderstruck9:Elmer Bischoff (American, 1916-1991), Girl Getting a Haircut, 1962. Oil on canvas, 63 x 70 in
thunderstruck9:Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976), Composition avec deux oiseaux [Composition with two Birds], 1958. Oil on canvas, 46 x 37.8 cm.
attributed to Bernardino Luini (Italian, ca. 1481-1532), previously ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Saint Catherine of Alexandria, unknown date; oil on panel, 52 x 44 cm. Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
theegoist:Lucio del Pezzo (Italian, b. 1933) - Il grande fiume, collage, acrylic and gold leaf on cardboard, 57 x 76 cm n.d.
The Cathedral of Chartres, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, 1830
thunderstruck9:Gerhard Richter (German, b. 1932), Blumen [815-2], 1994. Oil on canvas, 51 x 71 cm
Dosso Dossi (about 1490-1542), Mythological Scene (Allegory of Pan), about 1524; oil on canvas, 164 x 145 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los AngelesThe questions concerning the meaning of the painting have given rise to many theories among scholars, who tried
classic-art: The Messenger (Times Change) Jan Verkolje, 1674
Meredith Frampton (British, 1894-1984), Winifred Radfordby, 1921; oil on canvas, 89.2 x 74.6 cm; National Portrait Gallery, Londonmagic realism ante litteram
koredzas:Hans Holbein the Elder - The Portrait of Katharina Schwarz with the Attributes of Their Saints. 1509 - 1510
Altichiero da Zevio (Italian, about 1330 - ca. 1390), Decapitazione di San Giorgio (The Beheading of Saint George), 1384; fresco, left wall, lower section. Oratorio di San Giorgio, Padua
buonfresco: Hans Holbein the Younger Studies of the Hands of Erasmus of Rotterdam c. 1523 15.3 x 20.6 cm
Gustave Courbet (French, 1819-1877), L’Amazone (Woman in a Riding Habit), 1856; oil on canvas, 115 x 89 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
peira:Graham Sutherland: Stone in Estuary (1935)
ratak-monodosico:Uta von Ballenstedt, donor figure in the Naumburg Cathedral, mid 13th century
last-picture-show: Paul Strand, Luzzara, Italy, 1953
lilithsplace:Girl with a Parrot - Christopher Wood (English 1901–1930)
thunderstruck9:Ruskin Spear (British, 1911-1990), Winter Sea. Oil on board, 142 x 117 cm.
Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), Untitled (Horse and Rider), 1954. Oil on canvas, 53.3 x 61 cm. © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation
kundst: mosertone: Marx Reichlich - The Jester. 1519 - 1520 Marx Reichlich (At 1460-1520) The Jester (c 1519) Hardly to believe this painting is not painted in the 20th cent.
emeticanemesi: Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), Clara the Rhinoceros, 1749. Oil on canvas, 310 x 456 cm. Staatliches Museum, Schwerin (Germany) Clara (about 1738-14 April 1758) was a female Indian rhinoceros who became famous during 17 years of
magictransistor:Max Ernst. Landscape Scrap Error of Those Preferring Navigation on the Grass with a Female Bust. 1921.
thunderstruck9:Renato Guttuso (Italian, 1911-1987), Telefoni o L'incomunicabilità [Telephones or Lack of Communication], 1980. Oil on canvas, 100 x 90 cm.
Francesco Salviati (Italian, 1510-1565), Storie di Furio Camillo (Stories of Furius Camillus, 1543-45): Camillo sconfigge i Galli nei pressi di Ardea (Camillus defeats the Gauls near the city of Ardea). Fresco, 470 x 255 cm; Sala dell’Udienza of the
blastedheath: Alfréd Réth (Hungarian, 1884-1966), Composition, 1947. Oil, sand and mixed media on panel, 100 x 47 cm.
peira:Marianne von Werefkin: The Bridge (1929)
Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641), Portrait of the Marchesa Geronima Spinola, ca. 1624; oil on oak panel, 226 x 151 cm; Gemäldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin The name of the great flemish artist has so many spelling variants that we are
canforasoap: Cristofano Allori (1577-1621), Giuditta con la testa di Oloferne (Judith with the head of Holofernes), 1613; olio su tela, 120 x 100 cm; Royal Collection Carlo I (1600-1649), Re d’Inghilterra, venne in possesso della collezione dei Gonzaga
Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492 or 1499-1546) or Raffaellino (Raffaello del Colle, ca. 1495-1566); Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, 1522-24; oil on panel, 125 x 85 cm; the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore“The painting, previously attributed
Pietro di Galeotto (about 1450 - 1483) Flagellazione di Cristo (Flagellation of Christ), 1480; oil on canvas, 196 x 134 cm; Perugia, Oratorio di San Francesco
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Small Pear Tree in Blossom (1888); oil on canvas, 73 x 46 cm; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
dappledwithshadow: The Studio, quai Saint-MichelHenri Matisse 1916-1917Phillips Collection - Washington D.C. (United States) Painting - oil on canvas Height: 146 cm (57.48 in.), Width: 116 cm (45.67 in.)
italianartsociety: By Anne Leader Giovanni Segantini was born on 15 January 1858 in Arco, a town in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of Northern Italy. Associated with the movements known as Divisionism and Symbolism, Segantini trained at the Brera Academy
colin-vian: Serge Poliakoff (1900-1969) Composition Bleu
Francesco Cairo (Italian, 1607-1665), La figlia del Faraone accoglie Mosè salvato dalle acque (The Pharaoh’s daughter receives Moses saved from water), ca. 1645, oil on canvas; Turin, Musei Reali - Galleria Sabauda
dead-molchun:Jean Dubuffet (1901 - 1985) Le Beret Rose, 1956 (87,5 x 61,3 cm)
Francesco del Cossa (Italian, 1436-1477), Griffoni Polyptych (central panel): Saint John the Baptist, 1473; oil on wood, 112 x 55 cm; Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
birdsong217: Jean Béraud (French, 1849-1935) In The Studio, 1885. Oil on panel.
la-belle-epoche: Petrus Christus (Flemish, ca. 1425-1476) Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1470 Oil on oak wood, 29 x 22,5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
thunderstruck9:Arshile Gorky (Armenian/American, 1904-1948), Untitled (Still Life), c.1930. Oil on canvas, 33 x 23 in.
thunderstruck9:Firmin Baes (Belgian, 1874-1945), Intérieur. Pastel on paper on canvas, 59 x 49 cm.
italianartsociety: By Adriana Baranello Giuseppe Abbati, son of the painter Vincenzo Abbati was born on 13 January 1836 in Naples. Giuseppe Abbati was a painter and patriot who fought for Italian unification alongside Giuseppe Garibaldi (Abbati lost
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![thunderstruck9:Renato Guttuso (Italian, 1911-1987), Telefoni o L'incomunicabilità [Telephones or Lack of Communication], 1980. Oil on canvas, 100 x 90 cm.](https://69.media.tumblr.com/8ee22162b009778275f340c2cd416d90/tumblr_o6vcsl7TQ61u6x3h6o1_250.jpg)
