Our Favorite Paintings and Painters
 Portrait
of Mona Lisa (1479-1528), also known as La Gioconda, the
wife of Francesco del Giocondo; 1503-06 (150 Kb); Oil on wood, 77 x 53
cm (30 x 20 7/8 in); Musee du Louvre, Paris.
Leonardo Da Vinci |
 The
small Cowper Madonna c. 1505 (120 Kb);
Oil on wood, 59.5 x 44 cm (23 3/8 x 17 3/8 in); National Gallery of Art,
Washington. Painted by Raphael. |
 Le
Bar aux Folies-Bergère 1881-82; Courtauld Institute Galleries,
London
This sparkling portrayal shows extensive use of peinture
claire, a technique Edourd Manet himself evolved. |
 Village
Street in Auvers, Vincent Van Gogh 1890 (230
Kb); Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm (28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in); Ateneumin Taidemuseo,
Helsinki |
 Montagnes
en Provence (Mountains in Provence) 1886-90
(140 Kb); Oil on canvas, 63.5 x 79.4 cm (25 x 31 3/8"); National Gallery,
London; Venturi no. 491. Paul Cezanne |
 The
Beach at Trouville 1870 (130 Kb); Oil on canvas,
38 x 46 cm (15 x 18 1/8 in); National Gallery, London. Claude Monet |
 The
Colossus 1808-12 (120 Kb); Oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 41 1/4 in; Museo
del Prado, Madrid. Francisco de Goya |
 The
Adoration of the Shepherds 1612-14 (230 Kb); Oil on canvas, 319
x 180 cm (125 5/8 x 70 7/8"); Museo del Prado, Madrid. El Greco |
|
