
François Hubert Drouais (1727—1775) was a leading 18th century rococo portrait painter during the latter years of Louis XV’s reign. He became a member of the Académie...

François Hubert Drouais (1727—1775) was a leading 18th century rococo portrait painter during the latter years of Louis XV’s reign. He became a member of the Académie...

Jean Ranc (1674—1735) was a French Baroque painter known for his court portraits. At the behest of Philip V of Spain, he traveled to Madrid in 1722 to make various...

Part II. “Marie Antoinette Style” exhibition promises a feast for the eyes with… 🎀🧁🍰 *18th-19th century dresses and evening gowns; *jewellery (including Marie...

Part I. Marie Antoinette was a fashion icon famous for her lavish and extravagant style, which included towering wigs, gorgeous gowns, and elaborate accessories, all...
“Always think of me; I embrace you with my whole heart, as well as those poor and dear children: O my God! how heart-rending it is to leave them for ever! Adieu! Adieu!”...

Lauded for his dazzling brushwork and ability to capture the likeness of the subject, American artist Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861—1948) became the artist of choice for a...

“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.” — Émile Zola. Tuke Henry Scott, Miss Muriel Lubbock, 1898,...

After his studies in Sweden and Italy Alexander Roslin (1718—1793) was active in Paris from 1752 and was chosen as a member of the French Academy same year. His...

This painting is one of the finest examples of Rafael Tegeo’s qualities as a portrait painter, although the landscape in the background recalls his work in other...

A lady of the Parrella family, she belonged to the circle of friends of Federico de Madrazo, who would portray various of its members. Elisa y Tapia Parrella was married...

Princess Louise Augusta was thirteen when this portrait was completed in 1784; two years later she married Frederick Christian II, Duke of...

Giovanni Battista Costa (1833—1893) was an Italian genre painter. Born in Livorno, he was a student at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and worked afterwards in...

This painting is a portrait of the Dauphine Marie-Antoinette, consort of the future king of France, Louis XVI, as Hebe, goddess of youth, executed by the painter...

Lady Lucy Ebberton holds a basket of flowers and has carnations, bluebells and cornflowers embroidered on her dress. The pink flower in the basket was a traditional...

The artist, who charged seven thousand pesetas for the portrait, included it in his important personal exhibition at the Georges Petit gallery in Paris in 1906 and two...

In ‘Arranging the Bouquet’, the artist Fernand Toussaint (1873—1963) fused the crosscurrents of French Modernism and Post Impressionism with the Academic portraiture of...

Georges Clairin (1843—1919) was born in Paris in 1843, Georges Clairin received his artist education at the École des Beaux-Arts. Georges Clairin, La Promenade, 19th...

Carolina Maraini-Sommaruga (1853—1916) was a socialite and benefactor. Her philanthropy was rewarded with the title of countess, conferred on her in 1926 by King...

The French artist, who aspired to be a historical painter, but due to the financial crisis in 1720, he found himself forced to devote his whole creative energy to...

The painting symbolises night. Entranced by the shepherd’s Endymion beauty, the goddess Diana visits him one night as he sleeps. She steals a kiss, causing him to fall...

Jean-Marc Nattier painted this portrait of the eldest daughter of Louis XV and her daughter while the duchess visited her father at Fontainebleau so he could meet young...

At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the goddess Iris threw a golden apple among the guests, inscribed ‘to the fairest’. Venus, Juno, and Minerva all claimed the prize....

Henry Inman (1801—1846) was an American portrait, genre, and landscape painter. He was born at Utica, New York, to English immigrant parents who were among the first...

Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577—1640) arrived in Madrid with eight paintings paid for by Isabel Clara Eugenia, the aunt of King Philip IV of Spain. One...

Pomona was a Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards. Her name comes from the Latin word pomum - “fruit”. She wields a pruning knife in her right hand for she is an...
Peace Bringing Back Prosperity by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1780, Musée du Louvre. @museelouvre @louvrelens @andre_bejar

Jean-Jacques Bachelier (1724—1806) was a French painter, inventor of unglazed biscuit porcelain in 1751 and a director of the porcelain factory at Sèvres. He was also a...

One of the most important portraitists for the king and Court, Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659—1743) set the standard for official portraits in European Courts for three...

Anne Vallayer-Coster died in Paris in 1818, age 73, and following the death of her husband six years later, their substantial collection was sold at auction on 21-22...

This portrait depicts the Queen of Spain outdoors, wearing a yellow silk gown with ample lace cuffs. A rich group of diamonds and rubies adorns her bosom and sleeves,...
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