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Studies of a Woman Playing a Guitar, or Holding a Musical Score
Diego Velázquez, a Spanish painter, used oil on canvas to produce this work. A woman with a calm and reflective appearance is shown in the artwork sitting at a table, perhaps holding a musical score or playing a guitar. -
L'Enseigne de Gersaint
The artist Jean-Antoine Watteau created this oil painting on canvas. Representing the wealthy society of the early 18th century, it shows an event at an art gallery where people are admiring and discussing artwork while wearing elegant clothing. -
The Ray
This painting was created by Jean-Simeon Chardin and used oil on canvas. It represents a bloody scene gutted and hanging from a hook on the stone wall while the handle of the knife is hanging off the ledge. -
The Washerwoman
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin is the artist of this oil painting on canvas. It shows a woman doing laundry with her son, capturing a moment in everyday life while demonstrating her purity and decency. -
Soap Bubbles
This painting was made by French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard using oil on canvas. A young boy is shown in the picture blowing soap bubbles, which float and pop all around him in a playful and joyful way. -
The House of Cards
This painting was created by Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin and used a medium of oil. Jean-Jacques Le Noir son is the model of this painting. The artist tries to portray a childhood sense while also showing composure. -
The Return from the Market
Oil on canvas was the medium used by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. A young woman is shown in the picture coming home from the market with a basket full of fruits and veggies. Her hair is groomed naturally and simply, and she is wearing an elegant yet practical dress. A few buildings and trees provide a calm background for the scene. -
The Breakfast
This artwork was created by Francois Bouncher using oil on canvas. He uses different elements that creates an elegant and fashionable sitting room. The young woman at the center right has a beauty spot at her temple that represents the French upper class. -
The Milliner
French artist Francois Boucher used oil on canvas for this painting. He added voluminous drapery that surrounds the two women shown. This creates a finery and luxury atmosphere; this type of composition was called “boudoir painting” and was popular in the Rococo art. It provided a flirtatious, intimate look into rich and fashionable lives of young women. -
The Seesaw
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Basket of Wild Strawberries
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The Bathers
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The Swing
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The Progress of Love: Love Letters
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The Bolt
The American artist John Singleton Copley created this painting, which was done in oil on canvas. A significant situation in which a lightning strike on a ship at sea causes confusion and ruin among the passengers is portrayed in the picture.