Sandro Botticelli, a Florentine, painted several versions of the theme of the Adoration of the Magi. The Magi, or wise men, were particularly venerated in Florence, as one of the city’s leading religious confraternities was dedicated to them.
Mellon à la nation américaine.� Revue de l’arte ancien et moderne 71, no. 376
[3] This analogy was made by Marla Prather in Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor
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Anthony van Dyck painted this portrait of an upper-class Antwerp woman around 1618, shortly after he registered as a master painter with the Antwerp Saint Luke’s Guild. At that time, Antwerp’s long-established portrait tradition emphasized a sitter’s virtuous character through restrained gestures and a direct gaze.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
This model was likely an immigrant from the rural region near Rome. Corot dressed her in traditional costume and placed her in an Italian landscape.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
In 1876, Renoir began to paint anecdotal depictions of women and children, subjects in which he excelled. A Girl with a Watering Can , typical of these works, displays a mature impressionist style attuned to the specific requirements of figure painting.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1997, no. 27, color repro. 1998 Gifts to the Nation
Albert Bierstadt created this scenic view of Lake Lucerne and the Swiss Alps using dozens of sketches he made on-site. Bierstadt, a German immigrant, had returned to his birthplace for training.
Athenaeum, 1861, no. 246. 1862 Boston Athenaeum, 1862, no. 260. 1991 Art for the Nation
Completed in February 1911, New York is a large, ambitious painting in which George Bellows captures the essence of modern life in New York City. Although the viewer looks uptown toward Madison Square from the intersection of Broadway and 23rd Street, Bellows did not intend to represent a specific, identifiable place in the city.
The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1962-1963, no. 3, repro. 1986 Gifts to the Nation
