Swiss-German painter Paul Klee was a pioneer of abstraction who experimented with cubism, surrealism, and expressionism. Klee was born in Switzerland in 1879.
etching on cream board · Accession ID 2012.92.309 Artwork Paul Klee, Old Man
This rare example of an intact portable triptych from the late fifteenth century is further enhanced by its superb state of preservation. On the exterior wings are two of the most popular saints in Western art, Saints Barbara and Catherine, who represent the active and the contemplative life, respectively.
The man on the cross, Jesus, is nude except for a white cloth across his hips.
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paper · Accession ID 2001.34.1 Artwork Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, A Young Man
paper · Accession ID 2001.34.1 Artwork Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, A Young Man
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· 1835 or after · oil on wood · Accession ID 1955.11.22 Artwork Young Man
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Louis Dominique Calando French, 1840 – 1898 Explore Selected Works Artwork Man
At the center of the composition, an older man with white hair and beard is sprawled
Works See all 333 works of art Artwork American 19th Century, Portrait of a Man
The man reclines with his torso propped so his feet extend along the rocky ground
With his radiant, porcelain skin and fluttering, red cloak, Apollo, the god of music, gestures to Midas, the king of Phyrigia. Midas, with donkey’s ears, sits beside Pan, the wild god of shepherds and flocks, who blows on his reed pipes.
Her golden brown hair is pulled back, and she looks at the young man.
