Monthly Archives: January 2013

Costume, fashion and drapery

By Serebriakova, Zinaida  - The locker of a dancer

By Serebriakova, Zinaida – The locker of a dancer

By Delacroix - Previous study for 'The education of the Virgin'

By Delacroix – Previous study for ‘The education of the Virgin’

By Giorgio de Chirico - Design for an actor wearing a tight-fitting body suit

By Giorgio de Chirico – Design for an actor wearing a tight-fitting body suit

By Da Vinci - A study of tight garments on legs

By Da Vinci – A study of tight garments on legs

By Watteau - Drawings of heads with hat

By Watteau – Drawings of heads with hat

By Fortuny, M. - Young man with wig and hands on his pockets

By Fortuny, M. – Young man with wig and hands on his pockets

By Bakst, L. - Girl wearing a butterfly motif skirt

By Bakst, L. – Girl wearing a butterfly motif skirt

By Lowry - Little lady with hat

By Lowry – Little lady with hat

By Popova, L. Sergueïevna  - Romeo's Servant. Costume design for Romeo and Juliet of Shakespeare

By Popova, L. Sergueïevna – Romeo’s Servant. Costume design for Romeo and Juliet of Shakespeare

By Cox, Kenyon - Botanic motif for a tight woman dress

By Cox, Kenyon – Botanic motif for a tight woman dress

By Hockney - A red and black squares jacket hanged on a chair

By Hockney – A red and black squares jacket hanged on a chair

By Manet - Disguised girl with bullfighter costume

By Manet – Disguised girl with bullfighter costume

By Degas - Little girl with white dress and dark sleeves

By Degas – Little girl with white dress and dark sleeves

By Bruegel the Elder, P. - Studies of a man wearing traditional and rustic clothes

By Bruegel the Elder, P. – Studies of a man wearing traditional and rustic clothes

By Caffi, Ippolito - Bunch of people seen from behind

By Caffi, Ippolito – Bunch of people seen from behind

By Toulouse-Lautrec - Untitled sketch

By Toulouse-Lautrec – Untitled sketch

By Whistler, J. A. McNeill - Four women dressed with eastern clothes

By Whistler, J. A. McNeill – Four women dressed with eastern clothes

By Lichtenstein - A man holding a shining jacket on a coat hanger

By Lichtenstein – A man holding a shining jacket on a coat hanger

By Helleu - Woman with white dress resting on a couch

By Helleu – Woman with white dress resting on a couch

By Dufy, Raoul - A figure holding a stick

By Dufy, Raoul – A figure holding a stick

By Kandinsky - Two ladies walking with dalmatian

By Kandinsky – Two ladies walking with dalmatian

By Hals, Dirck - Seated man smoking a pipe

By Hals, Dirck – Seated man smoking a pipe

By Soudeikine, Sergey - Ethiopian figure costume

By Soudeikine, Sergey – Ethiopian figure costume

By Rubens - Study of the drapery of a girl

By Rubens – Study of the drapery of a girl

By Dobuzhinsky - Five men costumed with medieval clothes

By Dobuzhinsky – Five men costumed with medieval clothes

By Matisse - Girl wearing striped trousers

By Matisse – Girl wearing striped trousers

By Gainsborough, T. (attributed to) - Studies of a young wearing hat, a hand and a child

By Gainsborough, T. (attributed to) – Studies of a young wearing hat, a hand and a child

By Merson, L. O. - Unknown title study

By Merson, L. O. – Unknown title study

By Von Menzel, A.- Three studies of lady

By Von Menzel, A.- Three studies of lady

By Schongauer, Martin - A woman in profile wearing shoes of his time

By Schongauer, Martin – A woman in profile wearing shoes of his time

By unknown artist. German School of 18th century. A man wearing a typical garment

By unknown artist. German School of 18th century. A man wearing a typical garment

By Seurat - Detail of a lady. One of the preparatory drafts to 'The Grande Jatte'

By Seurat – Detail of a lady. One of the preparatory drafts to ‘The Grande Jatte’

By Larthe, Paul  - Costume of a mazurka's dancer

By Larthe, Paul – Costume of a mazurka’s dancer

By Puvis de Chavannes - Man wearing eastern costume, indicating with his right arm

By Puvis de Chavannes – Man wearing eastern costume, indicating with his right arm

By Ingres, J. A. - Detailed study on a woman skirt

By Ingres, J. A. – Detailed study on a woman skirt

By Tiepolo, G. B. - Costume for Carnival

By Tiepolo, G. B. – Costume for Carnival

By Vrubel, Mikhail A. - Man costume for a theatrical performance

By Vrubel, Mikhail A. – Man costume for a theatrical performance

By Rossetti, Dante-Gabriel - Unknown title

By Rossetti, Dante-Gabriel – Unknown title

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Letters, diaries and manuscripts

By Matisse, Henri - Three blue flowers to decorate the sending of a letter

By Matisse, Henri – Three blue flowers to decorate the sending of a letter

By Bluemner, Oscar F. - Written notes for a landscape

By Bluemner, Oscar F. – Written notes for a landscape

By Gauguin, Paul - Red belt symbol of divinity and fire

By Gauguin, Paul – Red belt symbol of divinity and fire

By Carroll, Lewis - Long neck, on page eleven

By Carroll, Lewis – Long neck, on page eleven

By Kerouac, Jack - Preparatory sketch for the cover of his novel 'The town and the city'

By Kerouac, Jack – Preparatory sketch for the cover of his novel ‘The town and the city’

By Rubens, Peter Paul - Two studies on the costume of a maid

By Rubens, Peter Paul – Two studies on the costume of a maid

By Chasseriau, Theodore - Five women praying on the bench of a church

By Chasseriau, Theodore – Five women praying on the bench of a church

By Merson, L. O. - The painter using his stick to help signing his letter

By Merson, L. O. – The painter using his stick to help signing his letter

By Pushkin, Alexander - Draft

By Pushkin, Alexander – Draft

By Kalho, Frida - 'Diario'

By Kalho, Frida – ‘Diario’

By Goya, Francisco J. de - The sheriff sewed into a lifeless nag among the dogs

By Goya, Francisco J. de – The sheriff sewed into a lifeless nag among the dogs

By Pucelle, Jean - Two animals mixed with calligraphic text in a miniature (detail)

By Pucelle, Jean – Two animals mixed with calligraphic text in a miniature (detail)

By Blake, William - 'His knees and thighs like silver and his breast and head like gold'

By Blake, William – ‘His knees and thighs like silver and his breast and head like gold’

By Valéry, Paul - Drawing with handwritten text

By Valéry, Paul – Drawing with handwritten text

By Barlach, Ernst - Woman carrying a bundle seen from rear

By Barlach, Ernst – Woman carrying a bundle seen from rear

By Cocteau, Jean - Woman wearing underskirt

By Cocteau, Jean – Woman wearing underskirt

By Brother Rufillus - The building and depiction of the initial 'R'. 12th century

By Brother Rufillus – The building and depiction of the initial ‘R’. 12th century

By Jacob, Max - To the graphologists (beside a caricature of himself)

By Jacob, Max – To the graphologists (beside a caricature of himself)

By Anselmi (Attributed) - Annunciation after Correggio

By Anselmi (Attributed) – Annunciation after Correggio

By Tzara, Tristan - Words to Picasso

By Tzara, Tristan – Words to Picasso

By Nabokov, Vladimir - His own copy of 'Lolita'

By Nabokov, Vladimir – His own copy of ‘Lolita’

By Magritte, René - Depiction of a bridge bonded to a woman into a letter

By Magritte, René – Depiction of a bridge bonded to a woman into a letter

By Casas, Ramón - A drawing on figures of the period  in a letter

By Casas, Ramón – A drawing on figures of the period in a letter

By Newton, Isaac - Notes

By Newton, Isaac – Notes

By Wang Mian - Plum tree branches

By Wang Mian – Plum tree branches

By Moore, Henry - Studies of figures kneeling and lying

By Moore, Henry – Studies of figures kneeling and lying

By Verlaine, Paul - Handwriting and sketch in a letter to a friend

By Verlaine, Paul – Handwriting and sketch in a letter to a friend

By Michaux, Henri -  A 'narrative-excerpt'

By Michaux, Henri – A ‘narrative-excerpt’

By Alain de Lille (or Alanus ab Insulis) - 'Anticlaudianus' a treatise on moral. 12th century

By Alain de Lille (or Alanus ab Insulis) – ‘Anticlaudianus’ a treatise on moral. 12th century

By Schwimmer, Max - Sketch for a book cover

By Schwimmer, Max – Sketch for a book cover

By Da Vinci, Leonardo - Sketches about birds

By Da Vinci, Leonardo – Sketches about birds

By Schimmel, Annemarie - Face made up of letters according to the usage of persian poets

By Schimmel, Annemarie – Face made up of letters according to the usage of persian poets

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Saints’ day. Special Sebastian

By Guercino - St Sebastian cured by three figures

By Guercino – St Sebastian cured by three figures

By Del Sarto, Andrea - The head of St Sebastian looking at the sky

By Del Sarto, Andrea – The head of St Sebastian looking at the sky

By Corot - A kneeling figure cures St Sebastian lying on the field

By Corot – A kneeling figure cures St Sebastian lying on the field

By Lippi, Filippino - Standing St Sebastian with hands behind his back

By Lippi, Filippino – Standing St Sebastian with hands behind his back

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Death and illness

By Courbet, G. - A burial at Ornans (France)

By Courbet, G. – A burial at Ornans (France)

By David, J. L. - Sarcophagus

By David, J. L. – Sarcophagus

By Casolani, A. -  A female figure holds a skull

By Casolani, A. – A female figure holds a skull

By Delaroche, Paul - The execution of lady Jane Grey

By Delaroche, Paul – The execution of lady Jane Grey

By Munch - The artist himself during the affliction on his vision

By Munch – The artist himself during the affliction on his vision

By Kollwitz, Käthe - Woman with dead child, lying

By Kollwitz, Käthe – Woman with dead child, lying

By Bodinier, Guillaume - Nun on her deathbed

By Bodinier, Guillaume – Nun on her deathbed

By Aelst, Willem van - Still-life with armour

By Aelst, Willem van – Still-life with armour

By Pucelle, J. - Book of the french Queen Jeanne d'Evreux (detail)

By Pucelle, J. – Book of the french Queen Jeanne d’Evreux (detail)

By Sant'Elia, A. - Design for the cemetery at Monza in Italy

By Sant’Elia, A. – Design for the cemetery at Monza in Italy

By Carracci - Depiction of a hanging's scene

By Carracci – Depiction of a hanging’s scene

By Rembrandt - The Skeleton Rider

By Rembrandt – The Skeleton Rider

By Dix, Otto - Church and cemetery in Thieschitz in Germany

By Dix, Otto – Church and cemetery in Thieschitz in Germany

By Munch - Another view in the chamber

By Munch – Another view in the chamber

By Rowlandson - Scene preparing the coffin

By Rowlandson – Scene preparing the coffin

By Kollwitz, Käthe - An old woman with children, shake her hand with the death

By Kollwitz, Käthe – An old woman with children, shake her hand with the death

By Goya - They are next to die

By Goya – They are next to die

By Urgell, M. - Unknown title

By Urgell, M. – Unknown title

By Cades, Giuseppe - 'Father Time'

By Cades, Giuseppe – ‘Father Time’

By Daumier - Figure studies with scythe

By Daumier – Figure studies with scythe

By Gérôme, J. L. - The dead Caesar

By Gérôme, J. L. – The dead Caesar

By Ward, James - A human skeleton

By Ward, James – A human skeleton

By Botticelli - Depiction of the hell for the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri

By Botticelli – Depiction of the hell for the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri

By Dürer - The death with the skull and the winged helmet

By Dürer – The death with the skull and the winged helmet

By Ligozzi -  Death cracks his scythe between children

By Ligozzi – Death cracks his scythe between children

By Altdorfer, A. - Marcus Curtius about to sacrifice himself

By Altdorfer, A. – Marcus Curtius about to sacrifice himself

By Memling, Hans - 'Morieris'. ('You will die')

By Memling, Hans – ‘Morieris’. (‘You will die’)

By Guercino - Tobias burying the dead

By Guercino – Tobias burying the dead

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Music playing

By Cézanne - Sketch after Titian's 'Concert Champetre'

By Cézanne – Sketch after Titian’s ‘Concert Champetre’

By Pisanelllo, A.- Musician

By Pisanelllo, A.- Musician

By Benois, A. - A girl wearing costume folk and playing the triangle

By Benois, A. – A girl wearing costume folk and playing the triangle

By Matisse - Gladness of living

By Matisse – Gladness of living

By Carracci - Detail and studies depicting the hand of a violinist playing

By Carracci – Detail and studies depicting the hand of a violinist playing

By Dürer - The muse Thalia plays an ancient instrument

By Dürer – The muse Thalia plays an ancient instrument

By Degas - Violinist seated on a chair seen from rear

By Degas – Violinist seated on a chair seen from rear

By Saftleven, Cornelis - Trombone player wearing a cap

By Saftleven, Cornelis – Trombone player wearing a cap

By Manet - A woman playing the piano seen from rear

By Manet – A woman playing the piano seen from rear

By Chartran, T.- Two angel woman beside a child, one playing a lute

By Chartran, T.- Two angel woman beside a child, one playing a lute

By Da Vinci - A figure deafens with a horn the other at his side

By Da Vinci – A figure deafens with a horn the other at his side

y Lichtenstein - Unknown title. Depiction of a woman playing the accordion

By Lichtenstein – Unknown title. Depiction of a woman playing the accordion

By Cocteau, Jean - Child beside a lyra

By Cocteau, Jean – Child beside a lyra

By Franceschini, Baldassare ('Volterrano') - Wind instrumentalist angel

By Franceschini, Baldassare (‘Volterrano’) – Wind instrumentalist angel

By Lebedev, Vladimir - Two players of balalaika and banjo

By Lebedev, Vladimir – Two players of balalaika and banjo

By Picasso - Man playing the flute beside a lying woman

By Picasso – Man playing the flute beside a lying woman

By Fortuny, M - Flutist boy and goat in a pastoral scene

By Fortuny, M – Flutist boy and goat in a pastoral scene

By Italian master of the 15th c. - Seated figure playing lute

By Italian master of the 15th c. – Seated figure playing lute

By Friedrich, C. D. - Two women in front of a harp

By Friedrich, C. D. – Two women in front of a harp

By Bodinier, G. - A woman and guitarist seated on the ground

By Bodinier, G. – A woman and guitarist seated on the ground

By Feininger, Lyonel - A musician on the coast

By Feininger, Lyonel – A musician on the coast

By Dufy, R. - A figure playing guitar on a stage

By Dufy, R. – A figure playing guitar on a stage

By Carracci - Some angels with several figures playing music

By Carracci – Some angels with several figures playing music

By Tiepolo - Unknown title

By Tiepolo – Unknown title

By Piot, R. - Seated woman dressed in a tunic leaving bare left breast

By Piot, R. – Seated woman dressed in a tunic leaving bare left breast

By Watteau, A. - Instrumentalist woman

By Watteau, A. – Instrumentalist woman

By Giorgione - A flutist in a landscape that watches a woman with a boy

By Giorgione – A flutist in a landscape that watches a woman with a boy

By Fantin Latour - The grooming of a woman surrounded by her maids and a musician

By Fantin Latour – The grooming of a woman surrounded by her maids and a musician

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