Dose of Art #132: Jean-François Millet – L’Angelus (c. 1857-1859)
Millet herself gave the following reason why she made the painting: “The idea for The Angelus came to me because […]
French Art
Dose of Art #119: Edward Degas – La Classe de Dance (1874)
Degas has made numerous paintings of the ballerinas in the Paris Opera House. He was especially interested in the practice […]
Dose of Art #114: Jean-Siméon Chardin – Self Portrait with Glasses (1775)
Almost 50 years after he made ‘Bowl of Plums’ we saw yesterday, Chardin made this self-portrait. By this time the […]
Dose of Art #113: Jean-Siméon Chardin – Bowl of Plums (1728)
Chardin began still life paintings about 1725. Like the genre scenes, they portrayed kitchen utensils and food in simple, rustic, […]
Dose of Art #112: Jean-Léon Gérôme – Saint Jérôme (1874)
St. Jerome was a popular subject for paintings and he has been painted in many ways and styles. This one […]
Dose of Art #102: Claude Monet – Woman with a Parasol / Madame Monet and Her Son (1875)
What better way to start the week after this cold and snowy weekend than with this sunny painting by Monet? […]
Dose of Art #97: Edgar Degas – Edmondo and Thérèse Morbilli (c. 1865)
Thérèse was the sister of Edward Degas and was married to her first cousin Edmondo. The portrait was probably painted […]
Dose of Art #93: Jean-Léon Gérôme – The Duel After the Masquerade (1857-1859)
A grey, misty, morning in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris. The ground is covered with snow, a sword and some […]
Dose of Art #90: Rosa Bonheur – Ploughing in the Nivernais (1849)
It is clear who are the starts in this painting: the Charolais oxen and the land they plough. The Nivernais […]
Dose of Art #81: Jean Baptiste Camille Corot – The Letter (c. 1865)
Corot began his career as a landscape painter but later in life turned to portraits. The letter shows an anonymous […]