Fragonard’s brushwork is as much the subject of this painting as the young woman. A flurry of rapid marks captures her blushing face.
Boston & Toronto, 1969:45-46, repro. 1971 Cott, Perry B.“
The special mixture of reality, fantasy, and virtuosity that is particular to early Netherlandish painting is nowhere more apparent than in this exquisite panel. In an episode from the popular legend, Saint George in black Gothic armor pins the dragon to the ground with his lance;
Boston and Toronto, 1974: 41-42. 1975 European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary
Cole’s renowned four-part series traces the journey of an archetypal hero along the „River of Life.“ Confidently assuming control of his destiny and oblivious to the dangers that await him, the voyager boldly strives to reach an aerial castle, emblematic of the daydreams of „Youth“ and its aspirations for glory and fame. As the traveler approaches his goal, the ever-more-turbulent stream deviates from its course and relentlessly carries him toward the next picture in the series, where nature’s fury, evil demons, and self-doubt will threaten his very existence.
Newark, London, and Toronto, 1988: 218, 228, 265-268, 270-272, 275, 277, 280, 284
London and Toronto, 1993: repro. pl. 56. Manoeuvre, Laurent. Manet-Paris.
Toronto, 2022: 301-331, fig. 11.6.
When his friend Marcotte first suggested that Ingres paint Ines Moitessier, the wife of a financier and jurist, he demurred. Ingres changed his mind after being struck by her „terrible et belle tête“ (terrible and beautiful head.) The author Théophile Gautier described her as „Junolike,“ and Ingres presents her with the imposing remoteness of a Roman goddess.
Exhibition of Great Paintings in Aid of Allied Merchant Seamen, The Art Gallery of Toronto
Crawford Notch, a deep valley in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, gained notoriety in 1826 when nine lives were lost in a catastrophic avalanche nearby. Cole’s painting depicts the site of an earlier landslide whose destruction prompted the victims—Mr.
Newark, London, and Toronto, 1988: 219, 133, 144, repro. 220, as A View of the Mountain
Van Gogh found inspiration for this portrait in the bold complementary colors and contrasting patterns of the Japanese woodblock prints he collected. He fantasized about Japan as a utopia of bright light and color different from the dark, crowded western capitals he lived in.
Toronto, 2001: 185, repro. Childs, Elizabeth.
After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a famous history painter. Upon completion of his training Rembrandt returned to Leiden.
Toronto, 1982: 118, 120, fig. 73. 1984 Schwartz, Gary.
London and Toronto, 1993: repro. 75. 1994 Lemaire, Gerard-Georges. Manet.
