The Palmer River flows from Massachusetts into Rhode Island. Bannister ’s depiction reflects his admiration for French landscape artists, but it is also a study of weather.
Art for the Nation no. 64 (Fall 2021): 16-17, repro.
Homer developed a penchant for forceful realism early in his career. Following an apprenticeship in a Boston lithography shop, he supported himself as a freelance illustrator, creating a wide variety of popular images that subsequently were published as wood engravings in national periodicals like Harper’s Weekly .
The Nation 22 (20 April 1876): 268. „Fine Arts.“
Vincent van Gogh painted 36 self-portraits. This was one of his last.
Amsterdam, 1990, no. 99, repro., as Self-Portrait with Palette. 1998 Gifts to the Nation
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
Physical perfection becomes an expression of sanctity in this statuette. Duquesnoy, a Fleming working in Rome, created monumental sculpture that earned him esteem rivaling that of his great Italian contemporaries Bernini and Algardi.
London, 2013: 48, no. 13, 49 repro. 2015 „Art for the Nation: The Story of the
Art for the Nation no. 68 (Spring 2024): 5, repro.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, nautilus cups were among the most treasured objects in chambers of art and wonders ( Kunstkammern in German)—collections of natural marvels and skillfully crafted artworks that became popular with princely collectors in Europe. The National Gallery of Art has acquired its first nautilus cup (c.
Art for the Nation no. 67 (Fall 2023): 15, fig. 20, 25, repro.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
Sculpture by Degas, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1956. 1991 Art for the Nation
Fede Galizia (documented 1587–1630), whose work was overlooked for four centuries, is now known for her luminous and striking naturalism. The National Gallery of Art has acquired Still Life of Apples, Pears, Cucumbers, Figs, and a Melon (c.
Art for the Nation no. 67 (Fall 2023): 18-19, repro.
