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The Sisters by Cassatt (by Glasgow Art Gallery) - A c. 1885 oil on canvas, The Sisters , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Glasgow Art Gallery, Scotland )
The Sisters by Cassatt (by Glasgow Art Gallery) - A c. 1885 oil on canvas, The Sisters , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Glasgow Art Gallery, Scotland )
Woman Reading in the Garden by Cassatt (by Art Institute of Chicago) - An 1878-9 oil on canvas, Woman Reading in the Garden , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Art Institute of Chicago, U.S.A.)
Woman Reading in the Garden by Cassatt (by Art Institute of Chicago) - An 1878-9 oil on canvas, Woman Reading in the Garden , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Art Institute of Chicago, U.S.A.)
Breakfast in Bed by Cassatt (by Huntingdon Library and Art Gallery) - An 1897 oil on canvas, Breakfast in Bed , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Huntingdon Library and Art Gallery, San Marino)
Breakfast in Bed by Cassatt (by Huntingdon Library and Art Gallery) - An 1897 oil on canvas, Breakfast in Bed , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Huntingdon Library and Art Gallery, San Marino)
Young Mother Sewing by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - An 1890 oil on canvas, Young Mother Sewing, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Young Mother Sewing by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - An 1890 oil on canvas, Young Mother Sewing, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter by Cassatt (by Clark Art Institute) - An 1873 oil on canvas, Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, U.S.A.)
Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter by Cassatt (by Clark Art Institute) - An 1873 oil on canvas, Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, U.S.A.)
The Cup of Tea by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - A c. 1880 oil on canvas, The Cup of Tea , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Keen to capture everyday life, the model here is the artist's sister Lydia . This work was selected by Cassatt to be shown in the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition of 1881 in Paris . (Metropoli...
The Cup of Tea by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - A c. 1880 oil on canvas, The Cup of Tea , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Keen to capture everyday life, the model here is the artist's sister Lydia . This work was selected by Cassatt to be shown in the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition of 1881 in Paris . (Metropoli...
A Portrait of the Artist by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - An 1878 oil on canvas, A Portrait of the Artist , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. One of only two self-portraits by the artist. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
A Portrait of the Artist by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - An 1878 oil on canvas, A Portrait of the Artist , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. One of only two self-portraits by the artist. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
The Mauryan Empire, c. 321 - 185 BCE (by Simeon Netchev) - A map illustrating the rise and expansion of the Mauryan empire , the first pan -Indian empire that covered most of India and parts of present-day Iran. Chandragupta Maurya , the first ruler, seized the opportunity created by the power vacuum of Alexander the Great s death to consolidate and expa...
The Mauryan Empire, c. 321 - 185 BCE (by Simeon Netchev) - A map illustrating the rise and expansion of the Mauryan empire , the first pan -Indian empire that covered most of India and parts of present-day Iran. Chandragupta Maurya , the first ruler, seized the opportunity created by the power vacuum of Alexander the Great s death to consolidate and expa...
Monet Painting in His Studio Boat by Manet (by Neue Pinakothek, Munich) - An 1874 oil on canvas painting, Monet Painting in His Studio Boat , by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Claude Monet (1840-1926) took the impressionist ideal of painting outdoors one step further and built himself a floating studio to better capture scenes on the Seine. The ...
Monet Painting in His Studio Boat by Manet (by Neue Pinakothek, Munich) - An 1874 oil on canvas painting, Monet Painting in His Studio Boat , by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Claude Monet (1840-1926) took the impressionist ideal of painting outdoors one step further and built himself a floating studio to better capture scenes on the Seine. The ...
Bazille's Studio by Bazille (by Musée d'Orsay) - An 1870 oil on canvas, Bazille's Studio , by Frdric Bazille (1841-1870), the French impressionist painter. The impressionists used their own studios to show works to their friends. Here in Bazille's studio, Edouard Manet (1832-1883), holding a cane, stands in front of the large painting on the ea...
Bazille's Studio by Bazille (by Musée d'Orsay) - An 1870 oil on canvas, Bazille's Studio , by Frdric Bazille (1841-1870), the French impressionist painter. The impressionists used their own studios to show works to their friends. Here in Bazille's studio, Edouard Manet (1832-1883), holding a cane, stands in front of the large painting on the ea...
A Woman in Black at the Opera by Cassatt (by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) - An 1880 oil on canvas, A Woman in Black at the Opera , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) the American impressionist painter. Female impressionists like Cassatt had a different choice of subject than their male counterparts, often focussing on feminine activities and personalities. Here the interest of ...
A Woman in Black at the Opera by Cassatt (by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) - An 1880 oil on canvas, A Woman in Black at the Opera , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) the American impressionist painter. Female impressionists like Cassatt had a different choice of subject than their male counterparts, often focussing on feminine activities and personalities. Here the interest of ...
The Arceuil Aqueduct by Guillaumin (by Art Insitute of Chicago) - A c. 1874 oil on canvas, The Arceuil Aqueduct at Sceaux Railroad Crossing , by Armand Guillaumin (1841-1927), the French impressionist painter. The impressionists were eager to show the new industrial architecture of the age such as railway bridges, especially when seen in contrast with rural sce...
The Arceuil Aqueduct by Guillaumin (by Art Insitute of Chicago) - A c. 1874 oil on canvas, The Arceuil Aqueduct at Sceaux Railroad Crossing , by Armand Guillaumin (1841-1927), the French impressionist painter. The impressionists were eager to show the new industrial architecture of the age such as railway bridges, especially when seen in contrast with rural sce...
Nocturne in Blue and Green: Chelsea by J.M.Whistler (by wikiart.org) - An 1871 oil on wood, Nocturne in Blue and Green: Chelsea , by James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the American painter.
Nocturne in Blue and Green: Chelsea by J.M.Whistler (by wikiart.org) - An 1871 oil on wood, Nocturne in Blue and Green: Chelsea , by James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the American painter.
The Two Milliners by Signac (by E.G. Bührle Foundation) - An 1885-6 oil on canvas, The Two Milliners , by Paul Signac (1863-1935), the French impressionist painter. This austere depiction of two milliners in a highly organised composition was another challenge to the more traditional impressionist style and Signac came to be regarded, therefore, as a Ne...
The Two Milliners by Signac (by E.G. Bührle Foundation) - An 1885-6 oil on canvas, The Two Milliners , by Paul Signac (1863-1935), the French impressionist painter. This austere depiction of two milliners in a highly organised composition was another challenge to the more traditional impressionist style and Signac came to be regarded, therefore, as a Ne...
The Regatta at Molesey by Sisley (by Musée d'Orsay) - An 1874 oil on canvas, The Regatta at Molesey , by Alfred Sisley (1839-99), the British impressionist painter. Painted at Molesey near Hampton Court, Sisley here captures the impression of flags caught in a breeze. The artist wrote, "These effects of light which have an almost material expression...
The Regatta at Molesey by Sisley (by Musée d'Orsay) - An 1874 oil on canvas, The Regatta at Molesey , by Alfred Sisley (1839-99), the British impressionist painter. Painted at Molesey near Hampton Court, Sisley here captures the impression of flags caught in a breeze. The artist wrote, "These effects of light which have an almost material expression...
Summer Scene by Bazille (by Fogg Art Museum) - An 1869 oil on canvas, Summer Scene (aka Bathers ), by Frdric Bazille (1841-70), the French impressionist painter. Bazille's innovation here is to take the traditional study of the male nude and make it into a contemporary scene of weekend bathers. His treatment of light and bright contrasting co...
Summer Scene by Bazille (by Fogg Art Museum) - An 1869 oil on canvas, Summer Scene (aka Bathers ), by Frdric Bazille (1841-70), the French impressionist painter. Bazille's innovation here is to take the traditional study of the male nude and make it into a contemporary scene of weekend bathers. His treatment of light and bright contrasting co...
The Church at Moret, Evening by Sisley (by Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris) - An 1894 oil on canvas, The Church at Moret, Evening , by Alfred Sisley (1839-99) the British impressionist painter. Sisley painted this work at Moret-sur-Loing as part of a series to show the changing effects of light and colour on the same subject. (Muse des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris )
The Church at Moret, Evening by Sisley (by Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris) - An 1894 oil on canvas, The Church at Moret, Evening , by Alfred Sisley (1839-99) the British impressionist painter. Sisley painted this work at Moret-sur-Loing as part of a series to show the changing effects of light and colour on the same subject. (Muse des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris )
Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Cassatt (by Philadelphia Museum of Art) - An 1879 oil on canvas, Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) the American impressionist painter. In the 19th century, society still generally frowned upon women becoming artists and so Cassatt, along with Berthe Morisot , certainly broke the rigid mould of convention...
Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Cassatt (by Philadelphia Museum of Art) - An 1879 oil on canvas, Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) the American impressionist painter. In the 19th century, society still generally frowned upon women becoming artists and so Cassatt, along with Berthe Morisot , certainly broke the rigid mould of convention...
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Seurat (by Art Institute of Chicago) - An 1884-86 oil on canvas, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte , by Georges Seurat (1859-91) the French pointillist painter. (Art Institute of Chicago, U.S.A.)
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Seurat (by Art Institute of Chicago) - An 1884-86 oil on canvas, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte , by Georges Seurat (1859-91) the French pointillist painter. (Art Institute of Chicago, U.S.A.)
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (by Château de Versailles) - Louise-Antoine, Compte de Bougainville (1729-1811) was a French explorer and former army colonel, who was also a brilliant mathematician. He was a contemporary of Captain James Cook (1728-1779) and a protege of Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764). He was the first French explorer to sail around the w...
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (by Château de Versailles) - Louise-Antoine, Compte de Bougainville (1729-1811) was a French explorer and former army colonel, who was also a brilliant mathematician. He was a contemporary of Captain James Cook (1728-1779) and a protege of Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764). He was the first French explorer to sail around the w...
The route of the St Jean-Baptiste around the North Cape of New Zealand (by Goran tek-en,) - The route of the St Jean-Baptiste around the North Cape of New Zealand in December 1769. At the same time, Captain James Cook (1728-1779), was sailing up the opposite coast on the Endeavour.
The route of the St Jean-Baptiste around the North Cape of New Zealand (by Goran tek-en,) - The route of the St Jean-Baptiste around the North Cape of New Zealand in December 1769. At the same time, Captain James Cook (1728-1779), was sailing up the opposite coast on the Endeavour.
Jean-Franois de Surville (by Unknown) - Jean-Franois de Surville (1717-1770) was a French explorer and merchant captain. He sailed with the French India Company before serving in the French navy during the Seven Years' War (17561763). In 1767, he commanded the French ship St Jean Baptiste on a mission to locate Davis Land in the Pacifi...
Jean-Franois de Surville (by Unknown) - Jean-Franois de Surville (1717-1770) was a French explorer and merchant captain. He sailed with the French India Company before serving in the French navy during the Seven Years' War (17561763). In 1767, he commanded the French ship St Jean Baptiste on a mission to locate Davis Land in the Pacifi...
Dumont d'Urville (by Château de Versailles) - Jules Sbastien Csar Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842) was born at Cond sur Noireau, Normandy, France. He was a French explorer and navigator who made three voyages of discovery to Aotearoa New Zealand between 1827 and 1840. Dumont d'Urville also visited Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, the Caroli...
Dumont d'Urville (by Château de Versailles) - Jules Sbastien Csar Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842) was born at Cond sur Noireau, Normandy, France. He was a French explorer and navigator who made three voyages of discovery to Aotearoa New Zealand between 1827 and 1840. Dumont d'Urville also visited Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, the Caroli...
The Comte d'Artois, Later Charles X of France (by Henri-Pierre Danloux) - Charles Philippe de France, comte d'Artois (1757-1836), during the French Revolution, oil on canvas painting by Henri-Pierre Danloux, 1798. As the youngest brother of King Louis XVI, Artois was one of the first emigres to flee France after the Storming of the Bastille . Artois would later reign ...
The Comte d'Artois, Later Charles X of France (by Henri-Pierre Danloux) - Charles Philippe de France, comte d'Artois (1757-1836), during the French Revolution, oil on canvas painting by Henri-Pierre Danloux, 1798. As the youngest brother of King Louis XVI, Artois was one of the first emigres to flee France after the Storming of the Bastille . Artois would later reign ...
The Great Fear (by Unknown Artist) - Image depicting the Great Fear, a general panic that swept France from late July to early August 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution. Bands of peasants raided abbeys and seigneurial estates, refusing to pay tithes and forcing seigneurs to renounce their feudal privileges. This paintin...
The Great Fear (by Unknown Artist) - Image depicting the Great Fear, a general panic that swept France from late July to early August 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution. Bands of peasants raided abbeys and seigneurial estates, refusing to pay tithes and forcing seigneurs to renounce their feudal privileges. This paintin...