The picture is likely to be that mentioned in Vasari's 'Life of Bronzino' of 1568: He made a picture of singular beauty, which was sent to King Francis in France;...
This mature work is a version of a popular design known in at least two other paintings by Sassoferrato. This particular design showing the Virgin at prayer is one of...
This cushion art work is on the National Gallerys extraordinary collection of 19th-century French landscapes, Corot to Monet charts the development of landscape painting from the late 18th century to...
This devotional cushion artwork was painted for Christian contemplation; its original owner would have held the painting in his or her hand. It shows the Virgin and Child seated in...
These four paintings are Allegories of Love, each concentrating on a specific aspect. In turn, they seem to deal with Unfaithfulness, Scorn, Respect and Happy Union, although their precise meanings...
These four paintings are Allegories of Love, each concentrating on a specific aspect. In turn, they seem to deal with Unfaithfulness, Scorn, Respect and Happy Union, although their precise meanings...
This busy scene of winter pursuits is full of closely observed detail. It is filled with people from all walks of life going about their business as well as enjoying...
This portrait was probably one exhibited by Nattier at the Salon in 1757.The sitter (1740 - 1776) was the daughter of an actress in the Comédie Italienne company, and became...
His densely worked pastel is executed on several pieces of paper mounted on cardboard. Degas seems to have extended the composition while working on it, hence the need for additional...
In 1883 Monet moved from the north-west of Paris to Giverny. Adjacent to his property was a small pond which he acquired in 1893, where he created a water garden...
Degas is famous as a painter of ballet dancers, and the theme of the dance class or rehearsal was one of the preoccupations of his later career.This study relates to...
These four paintings are Allegories of Love, each concentrating on a specific aspect. In turn, they seem to deal with Unfaithfulness, Scorn, Respect and Happy Union, although their precise meanings...
These four paintings are Allegories of Love, each concentrating on a specific aspect. In turn, they seem to deal with Unfaithfulness, Scorn, Respect and Happy Union, although their precise meanings...
Bowl Of Flowers - Marie Blancour - National Gallery LUXE Cushion The decadent floral paintings from the National Galleries’ collection provides the inspiration behind our capsule ‘Floral Masters’ range. Zooming...
A Still Life of Flowers Aspect 3 - Bosschaert - National Gallery Landscape LUXE Cushion The decadent floral paintings from the National Galleries’ collection provides the inspiration behind our capsule...
Flowers in a Glass Vase Detail Ladybird - Van Wallscapelle - National Gallery LUXE Cushion The decadent floral paintings from the National Galleries’ collection provides the inspiration behind our capsule...
The decadent floral paintings from the National Galleries’ collection provides the inspiration behind our capsule ‘Floral Masters’ range. Zooming into the minute detail captured in the paintings, our cushions focus...
The decadent floral paintings from the National Galleries’ collection provides the inspiration behind our capsule ‘Floral Masters’ range. Zooming into the minute detail captured in the paintings, our cushions focus...
The decadent floral paintings from the National Galleries’ collection provides the inspiration behind our capsule ‘Floral Masters’ range. Zooming into the minute detail captured in the paintings, our cushions focus...
The decadent floral paintings from the National Galleries’ collection provides the inspiration behind our capsule ‘Floral Masters’ range. Zooming into the minute detail captured in the paintings, our cushions focus...
The decadent floral paintings from the National Galleries’ collection provides the inspiration behind our capsule ‘Floral Masters’ range. Zooming into the minute detail captured in the paintings, our cushions focus...
Claude has depicted an imaginary port at sunset. The artist painted a number of imaginary seaports (see 'Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba' and 'Seaport with the...
Cézanne painted bathers from the 1870s onwards, including numerous compositions of male and female bathers, singly or in groups. Late in life, he painted three large-scale female bather groups. In...
A leading figure in modern Finnish painting, Gallen-Kallela first worked at Lake Keitele, north of Helsinki, in summer 1904. This landscape is his third and most elaborate depiction of the...