There is something subversive about seeing an American flag dripping with blood. Faith Ringgold knows that, and she doesn’t shy away.
three figures are linking arms, and the figure on the left holds a knife in one hand
It is now generally acknowledged that the two greatest painters of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) and Henri Matisse, were also two of its greatest sculptors. In 2002 the Gallery acquired its first and, so far, only significant sculpture by Picasso, Head of a Woman (Fernande) , 1909.
may be discerned in the head, but the apparently autoerotic placement of her left hand
Marks Inscriptions lower right in pen and brown ink: Domo Tiepolo f; by later hand
Filippino Lippi 1480 Head of a Youth Wearing a Cap; a Right Forearm with the Hand
Filmmaker Jem Cohen and National Gallery of Art director Kaywin Feldman discuss the intrigue and timelessness of Bosch’s powerful painting.
KAYWIN FELDMAN: There’s an angel seated behind the miser and has one hand in fact
Discover works by Sherwood B. Smith, Jr. and learn about the artist
1774, roulette and etching with burnishing printed in black ink on laid paper and hand-colored
Discover works by Paul Mellon and learn about the artist
Artwork William James Bennett, Niagara Falls from the American Side, published 1840, hand-colored
The small Bible or prayer book she holds in her right hand and her conservative black
A disheveled figure with knee and head injuries and a crutch sits in a mostly empty tavern. Holding a glass of hard cider, he tells his tale to the tavern keeper, the younger man across from him.
He leans forward and points at the man sitting across from him with his right hand
Below the face, a forearm and hand clutching a rock appears next to another study
