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The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt painted The Kiss between 1907 and 1908 during his celebrated Golden Phase, enveloping two figures in a radiant field of gold leaf and…
Painting Stories
The meaning and history of famous paintings: what they show, where the originals hang, and how each one is recreated by hand in oil on canvas.
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Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Renoir captured the lively atmosphere of a popular Montmartre dance garden in this large-scale celebration of Parisian leisure and social life.
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By the Seashore by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Renoir painted this intimate portrait of a young woman seated at the seaside during a period of deep reflection on his own artistic direction.
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The Gulf of Marseille Seen from LEstaque by Paul Cezanne
This sweeping view of the Mediterranean coast from the hillside village of LEstaque captures Cezanne's ability to render vast spatial depth…
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Still Life with Plaster Cupid by Paul Cezanne
This philosophically layered still life places a plaster cast of a cupid among fruits and painted canvases, raising complex questions about…
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Self-Portrait with a Bowler Hat by Paul Cezanne
This reserved and structurally rigorous self-portrait shows Cezanne examining his own face with the same analytical detachment he brought to still…
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House in Provence by Paul Cezanne
This structured landscape painting demonstrates Cezanne's method of organizing the visual world into geometric planes of color that reveal the…
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The Large Bathers by Paul Cezanne
The Large Bathers is the most ambitious and fully realized work in the extended series of bather compositions by Cezanne, presenting a group of…
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The Bather by Paul Cezanne
This monumental standing male figure represents Cezanne's decades-long investigation into the human form placed within a natural landscape setting.
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Mont Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cezanne
The Philadelphia version of Mont Sainte-Victoire is among the most fully resolved of the late series, presenting the mountain as a luminous…
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The Basket of Apples by Paul Cezanne
Cezanne painted this celebrated still life around 1893, arranging fruit, a tilted basket, a bottle, and cloth on a table to explore the tension…
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Boy in a Red Waistcoat by Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne painted this contemplative portrait of a young Italian boy during a period of intense focus on the human figure, using structured…
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Still Life with Apples and Oranges by Cézanne
Why does Cézanne’s table seem to tilt? Explore the fruit, floral jug, folded cloth, shifting viewpoints and history of Still Life with Apples and…
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The Card Players by Paul Cezanne
The Card Players is a monumental study of concentration and rural dignity, depicting two men absorbed in a game of cards at a simple wooden table.
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The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio
Caravaggio captures the precise moment two disciples recognize the risen Christ during a meal at Emmaus, rendered with striking naturalism and…
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The Baptism of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci
The Baptism of Christ is a collaborative work begun by Andrea del Verrocchio in which the young Leonardo da Vinci painted at least one of the…
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La Belle Ferronniere by Leonardo da Vinci
La Belle Ferronniere is a portrait of an unknown young woman painted by Leonardo da Vinci during his years at the Sforza court in Milan, notable…
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Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci
The Annunciation is an early-career panel painting attributed primarily to Leonardo da Vinci that depicts the moment when the Archangel Gabriel…
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