“The Meeting (Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet)” was painted in 1854. At that time [[artist:713|Gustave Courbet]] went to Montpellier to visit his patron, the collector Alfred Bruyas. In “The Meeting (Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet)” three men meet on a dusty road under the blue sky. On th…
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“Proudhon and His Children” was painted in 1865. The philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, a close friend of [[artist:713|Gustave Courbet]], died on 20 January that year. In “Proudhon and His Children” the philosopher sits on the stone steps in front of his home in Paris. He wear…
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“A Burial at Ornans” was painted in 1849–1850. It shows the funeral of the great-uncle of [[artist:713|Gustave Courbet]] in his home town of Ornans in September 1848. In “A Burial at Ornans” dozens of people stand in a long row by the open grave. A priest reads a prayer, and ne…
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“Landscape with Hagar and the Angel” was painted in 1646. It is a small picture, but it has a large place in the history of English art. [[artist:2048|Claude Lorrain]] painted a biblical scene in a calm Italian landscape. In “Landscape with Hagar and the Angel” in the foregroun…
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“Landscape with the Embarkation of Saint Paula Romana at Ostia” was painted around 1639–1640. [[artist:2048|Claude Lorrain]] painted it on commission from King Philip IV of Spain for his new palace in Madrid. In “Landscape with the Embarkation of Saint Paula Romana at Ostia” we…
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“A Seaport at Sunset” was painted in 1639 in Rome. [[artist:2048|Claude Lorrain]] painted many imaginary harbours, and this is one of the most beautiful. In “A Seaport at Sunset” on the left stand ancient columns and a tall tower. In the middle a large ship has dropped anchor, …
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“Landscape with Acis and Galatea” was painted in 1657. The subject comes from an ancient myth: the sea nymph Galatea loves the shepherd Acis, but the giant Polyphemus is also in love with her. [[artist:2048|Claude Lorrain]] paints the lovers in moments of happiness. In “Landsca…
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“Campo Vaccino” was painted in 1636 in Rome. “Campo Vaccino” means “cow field” – that is what the Romans of the time called the ancient Roman Forum, where cows grazed. [[artist:2048|Claude Lorrain]] painted the place as it was. In “Campo Vaccino” we look along the length of the…
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“Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” is the largest painting by [[artist:2796|Paul Gauguin]]. He painted it on Tahiti in 1897–1898, in his hardest years: ill, poor and devastated by the death of his beloved daughter Aline. Gauguin believed that this was his …
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“Vision After the Sermon” was painted in the summer of 1888 in Pont-Aven, in Brittany. [[artist:2796|Paul Gauguin]] spent months there among the Breton peasant women with their white caps and black dresses. He wanted to paint not what the eye sees, but what people feel when they…
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