Category Archives: Realism & Classical Art

Hans Holbein the Younger

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

“The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”

Hans Holbein the Younger | “The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”
(German, 1497-1543) drawing,  black & colored chalks w/light green wash background on paper, 1525

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Edgar Degas

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

“Nude Woman Crouching, study for Semiramis”

Edgar Degas | "Nude Woman Crouching, study for Semiramis"
(French, 1834-1917) drawing, black chalk heightened w/white on off-white wove paper, c. 1860-62

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

“Madame LeBlanc’s left hand”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | “Madame LeBlanc's left hand" (French, 1780–1867) drawing, gra
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, graphite on tracing paper, c. 1823

Posted in Drawings, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*

Caspar David Friedrich

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

“Two Men Contemplating the Moon”

Caspar Friedrich | "Two Men Contemplating the Moon"
(German, 1774-1840) oil on canvas, 1819-20

Posted in Landscape Fantastique, Landscapes, Realism & Classical Art, Romantic Art

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

“The Harvesters”

Pieter Bruegel the Elder | "The Harvesters"
(Flemish, 1525–1569) oil on wood, 1565

Posted in Landscapes, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Ivan Aivazovsky

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

“Azure Grotto, Naples”

Ivan Aivazovsky | "Azure Grotto, Naples"
(Russian, 1817-1900) oil on canvas, 1841

Posted in Italy, Landscape Fantastique, Landscapes, Realism & Classical Art, Romantic Art

Simon Denis

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

“Cloud Study (Distant Storm)”

Simon Denis | "Cloud Study (Distant Storm)"
(Belgian, 1755–1813) oil on paper, ca. 1795

Posted in Italy, Landscape Fantastique, Landscapes, Realism & Classical Art, Tonalism

Joseph Wright of Derby

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

“Lake Nemi, Sunset”

Joseph Wright of Derby | "Lake Nemi, Sunset"
(English, 1734–1797) oil on wood panel, c.1790

Posted in Ancient Greece & Rome, Italy, Landscape Fantastique, Landscapes, Realism & Classical Art, Romantic Art

Hubert Robert

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

“The Mouth of a Cave”

Hubert Robert | "The Mouth of a Cave"
(French, 1733–1808) oil on canvas, 1784

Posted in Landscape Fantastique, Landscapes, Realism & Classical Art, Rococo

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

“Jupiter and Thetis”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | "Jupiter and Thetis"
(French, 1780–1867) oil on canvas, 1812

Posted in Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

“Portrait of Madame Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | "Portrait of Madame Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle"
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, graphite on off-white wove paper, 1814

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Angelica Kauffman

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

“Portrait of Emma Hamilton”

Angelika Kauffmann | "Portrait of Emma Hamilton"
(Swiss, 1741-1807) drawing, black & white chalk on gray prepared paper, 1792

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Rococo, Romantic Art, Victorian

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

“Cleopatra”

Michelangelo Buonarroti | "Cleopatra"
(Italian, 1475–1564) drawing, black chalk on paper, c.1533

Posted in Drawings, Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

“Countess Charles d’Agoult and her daughter Claire d’Agoult”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | "Countess Charles d'Agoult and her daughter Claire d'Agoult"
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, pencil & chalk on paper, 1849

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

“A Sleeping Odalisque”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | "A Sleeping Odalisque"
(French, 1780–1867) oil on canvas, c.1830

Posted in Nudes & Figures, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

“Study for the Angel in Madonna of the Rocks”

Leonardo da Vinci | "Study for the Angel in Madonna of the Rocks"
(Italian, 1452 –1519) drawing, silverpoint, 1508

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

“Sketch, Head of a Young Blond Girl with Blue Eyes (Laure-Zoega)”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | "Sketch, Head of a Young Blond Girl with Blue Eyes (Laure-Zoega)"
(French, 1780–1867) oil on canvas, c.1813

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Eugène Atget

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

“Versailles, France”

Eugène Atget | "Versailles, France"
(French, 1857-1927) photograph, albumen silver print from glass negative, 1923

Posted in Photography, Realism & Classical Art, Sculpture

Eugène Durieu

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

“Nude”

Eugène Durieu | "Nude"
(French, 1800–1874) photograph, albumen silver print from glass negative, ca. 1854

Posted in Nudes & Figures, Photography, Realism & Classical Art, Romantic Art

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

“Mlle Joséphine Nicaise-Lacroix”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | "Mlle Joséphine Nicaise-Lacroix"
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, graphite, 1813

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art