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Disembarkation of Cleopatra at Tarsus

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Description: Disembarkation of Cleopatra at Tarsus
TitleDisembarkation of Cleopatra at Tarsus
Creator nameLorrain, Claude
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1642–1643
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions46 7/8 × 66 1/8 in. (119 × 168 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https:/­/­collections.louvre.fr/­en/­ark:/­53355/­cl010061018
Accession number4716
SubjectsHistory painting, FrenchPainting, BaroqueHarbors in art
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1. A New Perspective: Rousseau’s System
Greg M. Thomas
Description: Art and Ecology in Nineteenth-Century France: The Landscapes of Théodore...
Art and Ecology in Nineteenth-Century France: The Landscapes of Théodore Rousseau
The Avenue of Chestnuts (fig. 1) constructs a viewer gazing down a broad alley covered by a dense canopy of old, heavy tree limbs. Sunlight, coming in low from the left, pierces the two rows of stout trunks...
Author
Greg M. Thomas
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Copyright© 2000 Princeton University Press
Related print edition pages: pp.13-75
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00348.2
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Chapter subject tags:Ecology in artLandscape painting, French--19th centuryBarbizon schoolFontainebleau, Forest of (France)Rousseau, Théodore, 1812-1867
Honey from the Louvre: Gleaning God’s Word from the Old Masters
David Bjelajac
Description: Samuel F. B. Morse’s Gallery of the Louvre and the Art of Invention
Samuel F. B. Morse’s Gallery of the Louvre and the Art of Invention
~SAMUEL F. B. MORSE’S Gallery of the Louvre (plate 1) is a profoundly religious sermon in paint. Though modern, museum-trained eyes tend to see the picture in light of aesthetic appreciation and art connoisseurship, the...
Author
David Bjelajac
PublisherTerra Foundation for American Art
Copyright© 2014, Terra Foundation for American Art
Related print edition pages: pp.149-164
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00223.010
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Chapter subject tags:Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872. Gallery of the LouvreFreemasonry and the artsJesus Christ--ArtChristianity and art

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Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nameLorrain, Claude
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1641
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions39 1/4 x 52 3/8 in. (99.7 x 133 cm)
LocationToledo Museum of Art, Ohio
http://emuseum.toledomuseum.org:8080/emuseum/search/lorrain
Accession number1949.170
Landscape with Nymph and Satyr Dancing
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Description: Aeneas at Delos
Aeneas at Delos
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator nameLorrain, Claude
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1672
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions99.6 x 134.3 cm
LocationNational Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/claude-landscape-with-aeneas-at-delos
Accession numberNG1018
Aeneas at Delos
Aeneas at Delos
Description: Leonidas at Thermopylae
Leonidas at Thermopylae
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameDavid, Jacques-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1814
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions12 ft. 11 1/2 in. × 17 ft. 5 in.
LocationMuseé du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065425
Accession numberINV 3690
Leonidas at Thermopylae
Leonidas at Thermopylae
Description: Landscape with Dancing Figures (The Mill)
Landscape with Dancing Figures (The Mill)
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameLorrain, Claude
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1648–1649
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions150 × 200 cm
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Creator nameVelázquez, Diego
Creator nationality/cultureSpanish
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1630
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions87 3/8 x 114 1/8 in. (222 x 290 cm)
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/vulcans-forge/84a0240d-b41a-404d-8433-6e4e2efd21ab
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The Adoration of the Magi
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Mar 17
Creator nameVelázquez, Diego
Creator nationality/cultureSpanish
Creator rolePainter
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Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions80 3/8 × 49 3/4 in. (204 × 126.5 cm)
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-adoration-of-the-magi/7c00aa01-3162-49a7-9e75-4f885a4a2c83
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The Adoration of the Magi
Description: The Lighthouse at Honfleur
The Lighthouse at Honfleur
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1886
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsConté crayon heightened with gouache on laid paper
Dimensions9 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (24.1 x 30.8 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459360
Accession number1975.1.705
The Lighthouse at Honfleur
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Description: The Raft of the Medusa
The Raft of the Medusa
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameGéricault, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1819
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010059199
Accession number4884
The Raft of the Medusa
The Raft of the Medusa
Description: The Maria, Honfleur
The Maria, Honfleur
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1886
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 7/8 x 25 in. (53 x 63.5 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, Prague
http://sbirky.ngprague.cz/en/dielo/CZE:NG.O_3205
Accession numberO 3205
The Maria, Honfleur
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Description: Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1601–1606
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions145 1/4 x 96 1/2 in. (369 x 245 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010062304
Accession numberINV. 54
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Description: Harbor light and foghorn at the end of the western jetty, Honfleur
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Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nationality/cultureUnkown
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsPhotograph
Harbor light and foghorn at the end of...
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Description: Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor...
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Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsPhotograph
Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing...
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Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1888
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 5/8 × 25 5/8 in. (54.9 × 65.1 cm)
LocationThe Museum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78912
Accession number126.1934
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Creator nameLorrain, Claude
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1648–1650
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on canvas
Dimensions15 1/4 x 22 7/8 in. (38.7 x 58.1 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435909
Accession number1978.205
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
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Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationCerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
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Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1868-1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions23 5/8 x 28 15/16 in. (60 × 73.5 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/59193.html?mulR=1693951728|5
Accession number1936-116-10
The Folkestone Boat, Boulogne
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Description: David
David
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 09
Creator nameReni, Guido
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1605
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010066335
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Description: Horrors of War
Horrors of War
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameRubens, Peter Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1637–1638
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions81 1/8 x 134 5/8 in. (206 x 342 cm)
LocationGalleria Pitti, Florence
Horrors of War
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Description: Port-en-Bessin, Outer Harbor (Low Tide)
Port-en-Bessin, Outer Harbor (Low Tide)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1888
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 3/8 × 26 1/4 in. (54.3 × 66.7 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/33772/
Accession number4:1934
Port-en-Bessin, Outer Harbor (Low Tide)
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Description: Port-en-Bessin, Outer Harbor (High Tide)
Port-en-Bessin, Outer Harbor (High Tide)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1888
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions26 3/8 × 32 1/4 in. (67 × 82 cm)
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/port-en-bessin-avant-port-maree-haute-539
Accession numberRF 1952 1
Port-en-Bessin, Outer Harbor (High Tide)
Port-en-Bessin, Outer Harbor (High Tide)
Description: Entrance to the Port of Honfleur
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Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1886
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 3/8x 25 5/8 in. (54.3 x 65.1 cm)
LocationThe Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
https://collection.barnesfoundation.org/objects/5796/Entrance-of-The-Port-of-Honfleur-(Entree-du-port-d'Honfleur)/details
Accession numberBF942
Entrance to the Port of Honfleur
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Description: Port-en-Bessin, The Bridge and the Quays
Port-en-Bessin, The Bridge and the Quays
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1888
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions26 × 32 3/4 in. (66 × 83.2 cm)
LocationMinneapolis Institute of Arts
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1272/port-en-bessin-georges-seurat
Accession number55.38
Port-en-Bessin, The Bridge and the Quays
Port-en-Bessin, The Bridge and the Quays
Description: An Afterglow
An Afterglow
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameHomer, Winslow
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1883
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, over graphite, on paper
Dimensions15 x 21 1/2 in. (38 x 54.7 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/an-afterglow-4489
Accession number22.606
An Afterglow
An Afterglow
Description: The Sacrifice of Isaac
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1603
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions41 x 53 1/8 in. (104 x 135 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/sacrifice-of-isaac
Accession numberInventory: 1890 no. 4659
The Sacrifice of Isaac
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Description: Death of Marat
Death of Marat
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDavid, Jacques-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1793
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions65 x 50 3/8 in. (165 x 128 cm)
LocationMusée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels
http://fine-arts-museum.be/fr/la-collection/jacques-louis-david-marat-assassine
Accession numberInv. 3260
Death of Marat
Death of Marat
Description: St. Peter's Interior, detail
St. Peter's Interior, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator namePanini, Giovanni Paolo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1742
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationNational Gallery, London
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/giovanni-paolo-panini-rome-the-interior-of-st-peters
Accession numberNG5362
St. Peter's Interior, detail
St. Peter's Interior, detail
Description: Raising of Lazarus
Raising of Lazarus
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1608–1609
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMuseo Regionale, Messina, Italy
Raising of Lazarus
Raising of Lazarus
Description: Penitent Magdalen
Penitent Magdalen
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1594–1595
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions48 1/4 x 38 3/4 in. (122.5 x 98.5 cm)
LocationGalleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome
Accession numberFC357
Penitent Magdalen
Penitent Magdalen
Description: Crucifixion of Saint Peter
Crucifixion of Saint Peter
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1600–1601
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationCerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
Crucifixion of Saint Peter
Crucifixion of Saint Peter
Description: Las Meninas
Las Meninas
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nameVelázquez, Diego
Creator nationality/cultureSpanish
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1656
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions318 × 276 cm
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/las-meninas/9fdc7800-9ade-48b0-ab8b-edee94ea877f
Accession numberP01174
Las Meninas
Las Meninas
Description: The Channel of Gravelines, An Evening
The Channel of Gravelines, An Evening
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions25 3/4 × 32 1/4 in. (65.4 × 81.9 cm)
LocationThe Museum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80354
Accession number785.1963
The Channel of Gravelines, An Evening
The Channel of Gravelines, An Evening
Description: The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort Philippe
The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort Philippe
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 7/8 × 36 1/2 in (73.3 × 92.7 cm)
LocationIndianapolis Museum of Art
http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/54888/
Accession number45.195
The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort...
The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort Philippe

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