Irene di Spilimbergo was about 20 years old when this painting was begun. Along with a pendant portrait of her older sister, Emilia, the two paintings were probably initially commissioned in anticipation of the prospective marriages of the two sitters.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
Works of art are subject to continual change and movement. This chalice, made of materials from around the world, has been altered several times during the 2,000 years of its history.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
Its Christian subject matter, simplicity of organization, and lack of shock value separate The Sacrament of the Last Supper from most of Salvador Dal۪̉s other works. Dal۪̉s reputation from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s was founded on his surrealist manner and use of Freudian dream imagery.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
Mellon not only donated his European and American masterpieces to the nation but
Most notably, Alison Luchs, "The Degas Waxes, c. 1878–c. 1911," in Art for the Nation
Manet came from a well–to–do family, and this painting provides a glimpse of the sophisticated Parisian world he loved. He was uncomfortable in the countryside, preferring instead the finery of the city.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
We don’t know who this family is, but the inscription on the lid of the box on the floor tells us the date: April 1, 1756.
"Kress Makes Important Donation of French Painting to the Nation."
Are artists sinners or saints? Gauguin paints himself as both.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
Like Jacques Onésime de Bergeret, Lalive de Jully (1725-79) was an influential collector, amateur, and painter in the Parisian art world of the 1750s and 1760s. One of Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s first patrons, Lalive is depicted seated on a chair he had commissioned as part of a suite of furniture à la grecque.
1944: 78, repro. no. 79 "Kress Makes Important Donation of French Painting to the Nation
In the tradition of his Flemish predecessors, Memling’s painting contains a wealth of religious meaning; it is filled with symbols which explain the importance of Christ’s mission on earth.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
