Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-157107
Hunting Scene
The theme of nomad warriors riding horses and hunting wild animals was first painted in the Qing imperial court in China in late 1600s. But it became favored by the Kore…
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Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-149421
The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood
One of the most celebrated female artists of the 19th century, Bonheur established an international reputation by exhibiting at the Paris Salons. Empress Eugénie, wife…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-147447
Portrait of a Woman, possibly Elizabeth Boothby
Research suggests that this portrait may depict Elizabeth Boothby (1590–1658), daughter of a prominent London merchant. The jewels in her hair, the silver thread and exp…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-124116
Diptych with the Passion of Christ
This diptych, or two-panel painting, is hinged at the center so that it could be opened and closed and easily transported. It was clearly designed as an object for priva…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-171588
The Life of Buckingham
Augustus Leopold Egg’s The Life of Buckingham depicts a fictional moment in the debauched, roguish life of George Villiers (1628–1687), 2nd Duke of Buckingham (seated at…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-151298
Prater Landscape
In this depiction of the Prater, a large public garden in Vienna, Austria, a man sits beside a tree in the left foreground. Brilliant sunlight floods into the park illum…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-109973
Wisdom and Destiny
Henry Keller championed modern art in Cleveland through lectures, teaching, and the example of his own work. Wisdom and Destiny , based on an essay by the Belgian writer…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-135273
The Bird's Nest Patriarch
Tawaraya Sōtatsu’s painting was inspired by a 1602 Chinese book that featured images of legendary Chinese Buddhist experts and Daoist sages. The monk portrayed here is N…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-146186
Prince and ascetics, from the Late Shah Jahan Album
Most paintings in the Late Shah Jahan Album were commissioned specifically for the album, but some older finished works were chosen to be incorporated; they were removed…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-159836
Tiger Family
In deep mountains, a tigress, two cubs, and a leopard welcome the early morning sun. This is not merely a playful scene but a well calculated image with symbols of longe…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-145953
The Five Hundred Arhats
More than 66 feet long, this handscroll depicts 447 luohans , 72 attendants, and the bodhisattva of compassion at its very end. Luohans (arhats in Sanskrit), disciples o…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-143776
Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge
This dramatic landscape was probably painted after Xie Shichen returned from a journey in 1547 that took him through various provinces of China, including Sichuan Provin…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-173665
Orchid Blossoms
At the time he created this work, Martin Johnson Heade had made three trips to Central and South America. As an outgrowth of these experiences, he made a large number of…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-139830
Cottages in a Misty Grove in Autumn
This leaf is an early example of a new mode in landscape painting expressed in vistas of water-rich scenery that developed since the 900s. Li Anzhong, a court artist dur…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-157217
Charity
Abraham Bloemaert drew on traditional depictions of the Virgin and Child for this allegorical image of Charity: a woman surrounded by children, one an infant for whom sh…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-95275
Willows and Farmhouse at Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras
With its quiet water and sky, fluffy trees, and other foliage flecked with light, this picture exemplifies the style that won Corot success with a wide public. It was pa…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-315934
Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit
Jacob van Hulsdonck depicted a colorful array of foods, and tablewares ranging from an earthenware trencher to delicate Chinese porcelain—an expensive luxury made possib…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-152015
Shishupala arguing with Rukmini’s father, Bhishmaka, from a Rukmini Haran
One painting from a series depicting stories from the life of the Hindu god Krishna, this scene shows a villain named Shishupala arguing with a king. The king, in purple…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-162397
Eva Meurier in a Green Dress
Delicate, elegantly folded hands in this painting allude to the sitter’s musical abilities. Eva Meurier, the sister-in-law of the artist, was a talented pianist. Maurice…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-151015
Interior
Gwen John worked slowly and meticulously, producing fewer than 200 paintings during her lifetime. Like this quiet interior with a table, teapot, and cups, her works were…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-114777
Horse Stable
Prized horses in stables may be the main theme of the pair of screens to which this screen belongs, but a lot of action is happening on the verandas. Here, people challe…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-130496
Bamboo in the Wind
Bamboo is an evergreen plant that does not break under the weight of snow or the force of the wind, and thus became a favorite motif in literati painting and Chan Buddhi…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-136297
Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals
Fujiwara no Kintō (996–1075), a Japanese courtier, scholar, and poet, compiled select examples by the most celebrated composers of 31-syllable poems ( waka ) from the 60…
Pictura — colectie demonstrativa · DEMO-CMA-135431
Dragon
The dragon and tiger are tied to the philosophical concept of yin and yang, which describes opposite but complementary forces. The dragon occupies a tiered background of…