"The Umbrellas (Renoir) The Umbrellas (French: ""Les Parapluies"") is an oil-on-canvas painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, painted in two phases in the 1880s. It is owned by the National Gallery in London as part of the Lane Bequest but is displayed alternately in London and at the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. In May 2013, it returned to Dublin for a six-year period. Renoir began the painting in about 1880-81, using the loose brushwork with dark and bright tones typical of the Impressionist movement. In about 1885-6, after losing his attachment to Impressionism and drawing inspiration from classical art he"
"the painter Jean-Louis Nicolas. Painted in 1715 and restored in 1857 by Jean-Louis Nicolas, this work depicts the last judgement (""jugement dernier"") and features the Holy Trinity and the four evangelists recognized by their attributes. Behind them are ""foule des élus"" and the heads of several cherubs. There are further paintings in the vault of the transept. On the eastern side are depictions of the apostles and on the western side are depictions of the Doctors of the church. These were also restored by Nicolas The church has some magnificent sablières and blochets. The sablière is a horizontal wooden beam"
"May 2006, with a new extension by Gilroy McMahon Architects. The museum has a permanent collection and hosts exhibitions, mostly by contemporary Irish artists. It has a dedicated Sean Scully room. Francis Bacon's studio was reconstructed in the gallery in 2001 after being dismantled and moved from London starting in 1998. The Hugh Lane is notable for its collection of French art, including works such as ""The Umbrellas"" (""Les Parapluies"") by Auguste Renoir; Portrait of Eva Gonzalès by Édouard Manet, Jour d’Été by Berthe Morisot and View of Louveciennes by Camille Pissarro. In 1992, the painting ""In The Omnibus"" by"
"exile living in Britain. His time in exile also inspired several important paintings, including: ""La Belgique indomptable"" (1916), depicting a sword-wielding allegorical female figure holding off an attacking Germanic eagle,""Les Mères"" (1919), depicting a group of mourning mothers surrounded by dead corpses of their fallen sons, and ""Sur l'Autel de la patrie"" (1918), a modern pieta depicting a female figure with the corpse of a bleeding dead soldier at her feet. His most notable work of this period is his ""Les Forces"" (completed in 1924), depicting two vast celestial armies confronting each other. The forces of light, represented on the"
"fashion plates, pastoral scenes and religious images from him. He died in Paris. Claude Simpol Claude Simpol, ""Claude Saint-Pol"" or ""Claude Saint-Paul"" (c. 1666 - before 1711) was a French painter. Born in Clamecy, he studied under Boullogne and frère Luc. He was admitted to the Académie de Saint-Luc on 23 March 1695 and won several prizes (including the second prize in the 1687 prix de Rome for ""Noah's Flood"") at the Académie royale, to which he was admitted on 30 April 1701. Specialising in grisailles, he was listed on 2 March 1709 as still not having provided his academy"
"Claude Simpol Claude Simpol, ""Claude Saint-Pol"" or ""Claude Saint-Paul"" (c. 1666 - before 1711) was a French painter. Born in Clamecy, he studied under Boullogne and frère Luc. He was admitted to the Académie de Saint-Luc on 23 March 1695 and won several prizes (including the second prize in the 1687 prix de Rome for ""Noah's Flood"") at the Académie royale, to which he was admitted on 30 April 1701. Specialising in grisailles, he was listed on 2 March 1709 as still not having provided his academy work, whose subject was ""Neptune's Dispute with Minerva, or the Naming of the"
"Liège in 1660. Gerard Douffet Gerard Douffet (6 aug 1594 – 1660/1661), also known as Doufeet or Duffeit, was a Flemish painter. He was born at Liège in 1594, and studied for some time at Antwerp in the school of Rubens, and afterwards in Italy. He composed and designed with good taste, and his historical pictures are much esteemed. 'Pope Nicholas V. at the Tomb of St. Francis of Assisi ' (painted in 1627), 'St. Helena and the true Cross' (painted for the Abbey of St. Lawrence, Liege), and two male portraits (one dated 1624), are in the Munich Gallery."
"A Clinical Lesson at the Salpêtrière A Clinical Lesson at the Salpêtrière (""""Une leçon clinique à la Salpêtrière""""), a group tableau portrait painted by the genre artist Pierre Aristide André Brouillet (1857-1914), is one of the best known paintings in the history of medicine and shows the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot giving a clinical demonstration to a group of postgraduate students. It hangs in a corridor of the Descartes University in Paris. Although ""rather undistinguished … artistically … the painting is remarkable for its dimensions, the figures being nearly life size"". The painting is a rather large work, painted in bright,"
"La Parisienne (Hidalgo painting) The La Parisienne is an 1889 painting by Félix Resurrección Hidalgo. The painting depicts a woman holding an umbrella known as the parasol, a theme similar to Juan Luna's ""La Madrileña (En el Balcon)"". Hidalgo's ""La Parisienne"" was the first Philippine work of art to be chosen as a cover for Sotheby's sale catalog due to its importance, rarity, uniqueness, and exclusivity. Before the painting's appearance at Sotheby's Southeast Asian paintings sale in Singapore on April 6, 2003, the last time the ""La Parisienne"" was exhibited was at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle. It is also"
"Jules Dupré Jules Dupré (April 5, 1811 – October 6, 1889) was a French painter, one of the chief members of the Barbizon school of landscape painters. If Corot stands for the lyric and Rousseau for the epic aspect of the poetry of nature, Dupré is the exponent of his tragic and dramatic aspects. Dupré was born in Nantes. He exhibited first at the Salon in 1831, and three years later was awarded a second-class medal. In the same year he came to England, where he was impressed by the genius of Constable. From then on he learned how to"
"Gerard Douffet Gerard Douffet (6 aug 1594 – 1660/1661), also known as Doufeet or Duffeit, was a Flemish painter. He was born at Liège in 1594, and studied for some time at Antwerp in the school of Rubens, and afterwards in Italy. He composed and designed with good taste, and his historical pictures are much esteemed. 'Pope Nicholas V. at the Tomb of St. Francis of Assisi ' (painted in 1627), 'St. Helena and the true Cross' (painted for the Abbey of St. Lawrence, Liege), and two male portraits (one dated 1624), are in the Munich Gallery. He died at"
"Alexis Leon Louis Valbrun Alexis Leon Louis Valbrun (Paris, January 3, 1803 – Paris, 1852) was a prominent French painter specialized in portraits of the European aristocracy. He studied under Nicolas Gosse and was a pupil of Antoine-Jean Gros. He entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1817 and exhibited his work at the Salon (Paris) between 1831 and 1843. Some of his paintings are displayed at the Fondation Calvet in Avignon, the Palace of Versailles (Philip V of Spain) and the Chateau de Chantilly (Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feucheres). His historic painting ""La mort de Saphire"""
"Jean-Baptiste Regnault Jean-Baptiste Regnault (9 October 1754 – 12 November 1829) was a French painter. Regnault was born in Paris, and began life at sea in a merchant vessel. At the age of fifteen his talent attracted attention, and he was sent to Italy by M. de Monval under the care of Bardin. After his return to Paris, Regnault, in 1776, won the Grand Prix for his painting ""Alexandre and Diogène"", and in 1783 he was elected Academician. His diploma picture, the ""Education of Achilles by Chiron"", is now in the Louvre, as also the ""Christ taken down from the"
"The Duel After the Masquerade The Duel After the Masquerade is a painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme, currently housed in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, France. In 1859, William Thompson Walters purchased ""The Duel After the Masquerade"" at the National Academy of Design in New York for $2,500. The painting is a replica by Gérôme of his 1857 work ""Suite d'un bal masqué"", painted for the duc d'Aumale. The original is part of the collection of the Musée Condé in Chantilly, France. It was not unusual for artists to replicate their own paintings and other versions had also"
"The Four Seasons (Poussin) The Four Seasons (""fr"" Les Quatre Saisons) was the last set of four oil paintings completed by the French painter Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665). The set was painted in Rome between 1660 and 1664 for the Duc de Richelieu, the nephew of Cardinal Richelieu. Each painting is an elegiac landscape with Old Testament figures conveying the different seasons and times of the day. Executed when the artist was in failing health suffering from a tremor in his hands, the ""Seasons"" are a philosophical reflection on order in the natural world. The iconography evokes not only the Christian"
"Le Chahut Le Chahut (English: ""The Can-can"") is a Neo-Impressionist painting by Georges Seurat, dated 1889-90. It was first exhibited at the 1890 Salon de la Société des Artistes Indépendants (titled ""Chahut"", cat. no. 726) in Paris, where it eclipsed other works. ""Chahut"" became the prime target of art critics, and was widely discussed among Symbolist critics. The painting—representing a quadrille at the Moulin Rouge—influenced the Fauves, Cubists, Futurists and Orphists. Formerly in the collection of French Symbolist poet and art critic Gustave Kahn, ""Chahut"" is located at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands. ""Le Chahut"" is an oil painting"
"Le Chahut Le Chahut (English: ""The Can-can"") is a Neo-Impressionist painting by Georges Seurat, dated 1889-90. It was first exhibited at the 1890 Salon de la Société des Artistes Indépendants (titled ""Chahut"", cat. no. 726) in Paris, where it eclipsed other works. ""Chahut"" became the prime target of art critics, and was widely discussed among Symbolist critics. The painting—representing a quadrille at the Moulin Rouge—influenced the Fauves, Cubists, Futurists and Orphists. Formerly in the collection of French Symbolist poet and art critic Gustave Kahn, ""Chahut"" is located at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands. ""Le Chahut"" is an oil painting"
"Alfred-Henri Bramtot Alfred-Henri Bramtot (1852, Paris – 16 June 1894) was a 19th-century French painter. A student at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris in William Bouguereau's atelier, Alfred-Henri Bramtot won the Prix de Rome for painting in 1879 with ""La Mort de Démosthène"". After his stay in Rome at Villa Medicis, he began a career as a painter and decorator. After competing unsuccessfully for the scenery of the town hall of Arcueil, he participated in the decoration of the council chamber of the town hall of Les Lilas in 1889 on the theme of the universal suffrage (See here)"
"for paper currency emissions for the French colonies. He was master of drawing at the École polytechnique. His Parisian studio was located at 3 in the 6th arrondissement. Alfred-Henri Bramtot Alfred-Henri Bramtot (1852, Paris – 16 June 1894) was a 19th-century French painter. A student at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris in William Bouguereau's atelier, Alfred-Henri Bramtot won the Prix de Rome for painting in 1879 with ""La Mort de Démosthène"". After his stay in Rome at Villa Medicis, he began a career as a painter and decorator. After competing unsuccessfully for the scenery of the town hall of"
"The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers The Battle of Waterloo: The British Squares Receiving the Charge of the French Cuirassiers is an 1874 oil painting by French artist Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux. It depicts a scene from the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, with squares of red-coated infantry from Sir Thomas Picton's British 5th Division to the left being charged by cavalrymen of the French 5th and 10th Cuirassiers in blue uniforms to the right. The main British unit is one of Highland infantry, with the colour party and a"
"Nicolas Colombel Nicolas Colombel (""c"".1644–1717) was a French painter, much influenced by Poussin. Colombel was born at Sotteville, near Rouen, in about 1644. He went to Rome when quite young, and remained there until 1692, forming his style by a study of the works of Raphael and Nicolas Poussin. His pictures met with considerable success, but most later critics dismissed him as a mere imitator of Poussin. He was admitted into the Academy of St Luke at Rome in 1686, and in 1694 into that of Paris. The Louvre possesses the ""Mars and Rhea Sylvia"", which he painted for his"
"The Parasol The Parasol (also known as El Quitasol) is one of a cartoon series of oil on linen paintings made by the painter Francisco Goya. This series of paintings was specifically made in order to be transformed into tapestries that would be hung on the walls of the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, Spain. The tapestries showed serene events in everyday life, which made them a nice addition to the dining room of Prince and Princess of Asturias—the future King Charles IV and Maria Luisa of Parma. The queen called on Goya because she wanted to decorate"
"was acquired in 1790. It has been attributed to the painter Louis Dulongpré (1759–1843). Joseph Turcaut, who had studied under the sculptor Joseph Pépin (1770–1842) in the Écores workshop, made the paneling and false ceiling between 1812 and 1819, and probably also made the altars. In 1828 Louis-Xavier Leprohon (1795–1876), also from the Écores workshop, made the altarpieces, the entablature of the nave and the ornamentation of the false ceiling. The work of Turcaut and Le Prohon has been preserved intact. The medallions of ""Ecce Homo"" and ""La Vierge de douleur"" by unknown artists were installed in 1828 at the"
"the scene in regard to the brightly colored costumes turns to pathos at the sight of blood on the Pierrot. The Walters indicates that the work has been included in the following exhibitions: The Duel After the Masquerade The Duel After the Masquerade is a painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme, currently housed in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, France. In 1859, William Thompson Walters purchased ""The Duel After the Masquerade"" at the National Academy of Design in New York for $2,500. The painting is a replica by Gérôme of his 1857 work ""Suite d'un bal masqué"", painted for"
"trademark as a ""conventional epic painter"". The impressionist character of ""La Parisienne"" was compared to the style used by James Tissot, as in his ""Summer"" painting in 1878 and to Pierre-Auguste Renoir's ""The Umbrellas"" in 1879. The ""La Parisienne"" is the only exhibited masterpiece of Hidalgo that survived in perfect condition because many the artist's award-winning works were missing or ruined during the Spanish Civil War. La Parisienne (Hidalgo painting) The La Parisienne is an 1889 painting by Félix Resurrección Hidalgo. The painting depicts a woman holding an umbrella known as the parasol, a theme similar to Juan Luna's ""La"
"Charles Louis Müller Charles Louis Müller [also known as Müller de Paris] (Paris 22 December 1815 – 10 January 1892 Paris) was a French painter. He was the pupil of Léon Cogniet, Baron Gros and others in the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1837 he exhibited his first picture, "" Christmas Morning."" From 1850 to 1853 he directed the manufactory of Gobelin tapestries. In 1864 he became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts of the Institut de France, succeeding Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin. He was a fecund producer of historic pictures and portraits. Among his works are “Heliogabalus” (1841), “Primavera” (1846), “Haydée”"
"Hippolyte de la Charlerie Hippolyte de la Charlerie (1827–1869) was a Belgian painter and illustrator. De la Charlerie was born in Mons. He studied art at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts (1843–51) and with Théodore Baron. He was a cofounder of the Atelier Saint-Luc at Brussels, but spent much of his time in Paris, where he established himself as an illustrator for collectors' editions of books. Among his engravings are scenes of the French Revolution, which he also created for ""La Révolution Française"" (1862) by M.J.G.D Armengaud. He is also noted for a painting of the 17th-century composer and musician"
"Leopold II acquired his work entitled ""Diplomacy"", which is still in the royal collections. Louis-Charles Verwee Louis-Charles Verwée or Louis Charles Verwee (Brussels, 3 July 1832 – Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 9 July 1882) was a Belgian painter known for his interior scenes, genre scenes and glamorous society portraits. His genre scenes show romantic intrigues and young society ladies. Louis-Charles Verwée was born in Brussels as the son of the prominent animal and landscape painter Louis-Pierre Verwee, originally from Kortrijk. His younger brother Alfred Verwee (23 April 1838 – 15 September 1895) became a well-known painter of animals, landscapes and seascapes. Louis-Charles Verwée"
"Lost Illusions (painting) Lost Illusions (French: ""lllusions Perdues"") is a painting by Charles Gleyre and his student Leon Dussart, commissioned by William Thompson Walters in 1865. Charles Gleyre was known as an artist of classic methods but romantic tastes who often modified heroism into idyllic scenes. However, in execution he was not considered romantic, due to his use of pale colors, his delicate drawing style, and uncertain light. At the 1843 Salon (in Paris), Gleyre received praise for ""The Evening"". In 1865, William T. Walters would commission a replica of the painting which was completed by Gleyre and Dussart and"
"arrived at greater simplicity in his colour harmonies. Among his chief works are the ""Morning and Evening"" at the Louvre, and the early ""Crossing the Bridge"" in the Wallace Collection. Jules Dupré Jules Dupré (April 5, 1811 – October 6, 1889) was a French painter, one of the chief members of the Barbizon school of landscape painters. If Corot stands for the lyric and Rousseau for the epic aspect of the poetry of nature, Dupré is the exponent of his tragic and dramatic aspects. Dupré was born in Nantes. He exhibited first at the Salon in 1831, and three years"
"a suspect in Paris for its theft — 30 December - Italy returns ""Mona Lisa"" to France — 23 September - Aviator Roland Garros flies over the Mediterranean L'Oiseau bleu (Metzinger) L'Oiseau bleu (also known as The Blue Bird and Der Blaue Vogel) is a large oil painting created in 1912–1913 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956); considered by Guillaume Apollinaire and André Salmon as a founder of Cubism, along with Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. ""L'Oiseau bleu"", one of Metzinger's most recognizable and frequently referenced works, was first exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants"
"of his mythological paintings - ""Love sharpening his arrows"" and ""Love disarmed by Venus"" (t. 1,84 sur 1,30 ), were engraved by Desnoyers - the latter is reproduced in ""le Nu Ancien et Moderne"". His most notable history paintings are his ""Phocion getting ready to drink hemlock"", ""Roger delivering Angélique"", ""Héloïse and Abelard"" and a ""Crucifixion"" for the Mont Valérien. His last painting was ""The Apotheosis of Saint Louis"" for the Cathedral of La Rochelle. While he was working on this last painting, the Revolution of July 1830 took place, an event which was to deprive him of his support"
"$10,230), among others. Pierre Emmanuel Damoye Pierre Emmanuel Damoye was French artist born in Paris on February 20, 1847. He studied his craft at the École des Beaux-Arts and went on to become a renowned and influential landscape artist noted for his sweeping skies, tree studded-plains, and vibrant farmlands. He was regularly recognized by a broad range of art critics as one of the most significant heirs to the Barbizon school tradition. Damoye studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in the studio of Léon Bonnat, one of the foremost figure painters and portraitists of the late nineteenth-century. Damoye, however, seems"