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An 1878 oil on canvas, Madame Charpentier and Her Children, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Georges Charpentier was a publisher who commissioned many works from the artist. The two girls are shown in...

An 1876-7 oil on canvas painting, Nana, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Another painting that shocked the Establishment as Manet shows off an obvious courtesan. Manet's model for Nana was Henriette Haser, mistress...

An 1874 oil on canvas painting, Argenteuil, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Painted at Argenteuil on the Seine. It was painted when Manet was working alongside Claude Monet, and the lighter palette than usual is...

An 1868 oil on canvas painting, Lunch in the Studio, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. The central figure is very likely Léon-Edouard, probably Manet's son (but never officially recognised). As is typical of Manet's...

An 1860 oil on canvas painting, Portrait of Monsieur & Madame Auguste Manet, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. The artist's parents are here painted in a conservative style and, consequently, it was accepted by...

An 1872-3 oil on canvas painting, The Railway Station, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Another of Manet's puzzles. The station itself (Paris' Gare St. Lazare) is not shown here at all, only the steam from the trains...

Antonio de Mendoza (l. 1495-1552), viceroy of New Spain, oil on canvas painting by an unknown artist. Salón de Virreyes, National Museum of History, Mexico City.

The Vengeance of Tomyris, by Peter Paul Rubens, 1620-1625 CE, Salon d’Apollon, Grands appartements du Château de Versailles, France

An 1874 oil on canvas painting, Boating, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Painted at Argenteuil on the Seine. Typical of Manet's work, the two figures seem disconnected from each other, and the scene is very flat...

An 1873 oil on canvas portrait, Le Bon Bok ('The Beer Drinker') by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. This vibrant portrait, inspired by the work of the 17th-century Dutch painter Frans Hals, was accepted by the 1873 Paris...