self-portrait with portrait of émile bernard (les misérables) 1888

by paul gauguin

capri girl on rooftop 1878

by john singer sargent

bain á la grenouillére by claude monet

la grenouillére by pierre-auguste renoir

the burial of atala by reverend ebenezer cobham brewer

albaydé by alexandre cabanel

the abduction of psyche by william-adolphe bouguereau

the moorish chief by eduard charlemont

four seasons in one head by giuseppe arcimboldo

interior of the pantheon, rome by giovanni paulo panini

the vision to the youth bartholomew by mikhail nesterov

ivan the terrible and his son ivan on 16 november 1581 by ilya repin

c. 1883-1885; oil on canvas

this work has been called one of russia’s most famous and controversial paintings; it has been vandalized twice. the prince hit his son with his staff, which resulted in a very serious head wound. having injured his son, the father immediately indulged in deep grief. on the fifth day, his son died.

the work does not represent violence but its resolution. ivan the terrible holds his son as his eyes bulge with horror, despair, and madness while making the futile attempt to cover his son’s wound that he inflicted.

1883; oil sketch

1882; pencil sketch