
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...

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...

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....

Sunrise (Marine) exemplifies Monet’s plein air, or “outdoor,” approach to painting. The informal and spontaneous brushstrokes establish this picture as one of the first...

Claude Monet was an Influencer of his time. We have to thank him for the pleasure of radiant pictures, out-door paintings that still have an extraordinary power to...
rotate your screen to the right and enjoy the panoramic images of water lilies 🪷 weeping willows 🌾 clouds ☁️ reflections on water 🪞 museums tags: @museeorangerie...

The Post-Impressionist painter Pierre Eugène Montézin (1874—1946) painted this work of water lilies or nymphéas around 1925-30, shortly after Monet’s death, and pays...
🪷A gentle dance of water lilies in Monet’s garden pond in Giverny🪷 Claude Monet explored the depths of life and of painting in the reflections on the water, in its...

Born in Paris in 1847, Victor Gilbert's (1847—1933) natural ability as an artist was recognized early, but his family lacked the financial resources to send the young...

This portrait of Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth was painted in Paris during a visit by the duchess in the first half of 1682. The child is shown presenting...

Alexander Roslin’s (1718—1793) style combined Classicist tendencies with the lustrous, shimmering colours of Rococo, an elegant and ornate style of the 18th century....

The French artist Eugène Bidau (1839—1899) made his own debut at the Salon in 1863 and continued to exhibit there for many years, showing for instance floral art pieces....

Madame Sophie (1734–1782) was the 6th of eight daughters of Louis XV of France. Timid and self-effacing, she lived among members of the royal family at the Châteaux of...

Trained as a painter of animals and favored by both Louis XIV and Louis XV, Alexandre François Desportes (1661—1743) achieved fame not only for his hunting scenes but...

A wealthy family enjoy coffee beside a fountain. The mother offers a spoon from her cup to her little daughter. The father sits beside them holding the tray while their...

In 1756 Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (1715—1783), one of France's most significant pastel portraitists, visited Bordeaux to paint members of the Journu family of shipping...

In this portrait, the widow Catherine-Thérèse, Marquise de Seignelay (1662—1699) and two of her five sons are shown as characters from Greek and Roman mythology. The...

It became very fashionable in the Paris of the late 1750s and the 1770s to have one's portrait painted by François-Hubert Drouais. He portrayed most of the leading...

This is a 18th century portrait of Marie Rinteau, the great-grandmother of the writer and novelist George Sand (1804–1876). Sand is recognised as one of the most notable...

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686—1755) was a French Rococo genre and portrait painter, engraver, and tapestry designer. His paintings include many hunting scenes, exotic and...

The greatest boost to Jean-Baptiste Oudry's (1686—1755) official career was provided by his patron, Henri Camille, the chevalier de Beringhen, who introduced the painter...

It became very fashionable in the Paris of the late 1750s and the 1760s to have one's portrait painted by the most prominent artist of his time François-Hubert Drouais...

This fabulous portrait, representing Madame Henriette Agathe Rose Foäche (1754-1812), was painted and signed by Alexander Roslin in 1780 on the occasion of Henriette's...

In “La Gloriette, Gerberoy”, Henri Le Sidaner (1862—1939) creates an atmosphere of meditative contemplation with his adroit handling of light and colour. The table is...

The inclusion of a rose in Marie Thérèse’s of Savoy right hand may have added an element of symbolism to the portrait. One of the most widely known poems in French...

This painting portrays Alice Sidonie Van den Berg, daughter of Desire Baruch of Brussels, and a prominent socialite in London and Paris. Alice hosted great parties in...

Pieter Casteels III (1684—1749) departed Antwerp with his brother-in-law, the sporting painter Peter Tillemans, for England in 1708, rapidly ascending within London's...

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (1636—1699) was born in Lille, France and trained in Antwerp, where he learned the still life painting techniques of the Low Countries. After...

As an illustrator, Maurice Leloir (1853—1940) illustrated works by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, playwright Jean-Baptiste Moiliere, and novelist Honore de Balzac....

French artist Jacques Martin (1844—1919) was admired by his peers, Auguste Renoir and Puvis de Chavannes. Martin was a pre-eminent painter of floral still-lifes, many of...

French painter Jacques Joseph Tissot or James Tissot (1836—1902) grew up in a household attuned to fashion. His portraits, which he painted throughout most of his...