Gogh.

"Phryné before the aerophagus" - (1861) Jéan-Léon GÉRÔME

oil on canvas. academicism

"The subject matter is Phryné, a legendary courtesan in ancient Greece who was put on trial for impiety. Phryné was acquitted after her defender Hypereides removed her robe and exposed her naked bosom to the jury."

"The Angelus" - (1857-1859) Jean-François MILLET

oil on canvas. realism

"A man and a woman are reciting the Angelus, a prayer which commemorates the annunciation made to Mary by the angel Gabriel. They have stopped digging potatoes and all the tools used for this task – the potato fork, the basket, the sacks and the wheelbarrow – are strewn around them. In 1865, Millet said: 'The idea for The Angelus came to me because I remembered that my grandmother, hearing the church bell ringing while we were working in the fields, always made us stop work to say the Angelus prayer for the poor departed'. So it was a childhood memory which was behind the painting and not the desire to glorify some religious feeling; besides Millet was not a church-goer. He wanted to catch the immutable rhythms of peasant life in a simple scene. Here he has focused on a short break, a moment of respite."

"Ophelia" - (1851-1852) John Everett MILLAIS

oil on canvas. pre-raphaelism