“Apples and Oranges” was painted around 1899 in the Paris studio of [[artist:1290|Paul Cézanne]]. He arranged the objects for a very long time – cloths, jugs, a fruit bowl and fruit – before he began to paint. In “Apples and Oranges” we see a white cloth gathered into folds lik…
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“Helena Fourment in a Fur Wrap” was painted around 1636–1638. [[artist:2476|Peter Paul Rubens]] painted his young wife Helena, wrapped only in a dark fur cloak. The artist himself calls it “The Little Fur” in his will. In “Helena Fourment in a Fur Wrap” Helena stands upright on…
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“The Second of May 1808” was painted in 1814. The government commissioned two paintings from [[artist:521|Francisco de Goya]] of the uprising of the people of Madrid against Napoleon's army. In “The Second of May 1808” a battle rages in a street in the centre of Madrid. Horseme…
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“The Clothed Maja” was painted between 1800 and 1807. It is the pair of another painting by [[artist:521|Francisco de Goya]], in which the same woman is nude. In “The Clothed Maja” a young woman lies on a green couch with white cushions. Her hands are behind her head, and she l…
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“The Family of Charles IV” was painted in 1800–1801. Shortly before, [[artist:521|Francisco de Goya]] had been appointed First Court Painter. In “The Family of Charles IV” the king, the queen and their relatives stand in a row, dressed in silk, gold and orders. In the centre is…
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“The Duke of Wellington” was painted in 1812–1814. The British general Wellington entered Madrid in 1812 after defeating the French army. [[artist:521|Francisco de Goya]] painted his portrait and later changed it. In “The Duke of Wellington” we see the general to the waist, in …
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“The Dog” was painted around 1819–1823. It is one of the 14 “Black Paintings” that [[artist:521|Francisco de Goya]] painted directly on the walls of his house near Madrid. In “The Dog” almost everything is empty. Below there is a dark mass like sand or earth. Only the head of a…
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“Self-Portrait with Dr Arrieta” was painted in 1820. At the end of 1819 [[artist:521|Francisco de Goya]] fell seriously ill, and his friend, the doctor Eugenio Arrieta, saved him. In “Self-Portrait with Dr Arrieta” Goya sits in bed, pale and exhausted, clutching the sheet. Behi…
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“The Parasol” was painted around 1777. It is a cartoon by [[artist:521|Francisco de Goya]] – a large painting from which the weavers made a tapestry for the dining room of the Prince and Princess of Asturias in the palace of El Pardo. In “The Parasol” a young lady sits on the g…
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“Woman in Blue Reading a Letter” was painted around 1663 in Delft. [[artist:1786|Johannes Vermeer]] once again painted a young woman alone in a room with a letter in her hands. But this time everything is immersed in blue. In “Woman in Blue Reading a Letter” the woman stands in…
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