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A light-skinned man and woman stand looking at each other, surrounded by blooming flowers and lush green trees in this square landscape painting. The palette is dominated by shades of vibrant green and blue, and is loosely painted with daubs and short strokes, making details indistinct. The people stand to our left of center and both are dressed in navy blue. The man stands facing our right, almost in profile, and bends forward slightly with one hand gesturing toward the flowers. He wears a vest and trousers, a white shirt, and a butterscotch-gold hat. The woman stands near him to our right, and faces us with her head turned to look at the man. She wears a long gown, a cherry-red hat, andwhat appears to be a denim-blue and cherry-red scarf around her neck. The trees fill right half of the painting, and the profusion of flowering bushes closest to us almost spans the width of the scene. Their blooms are suggested with touches of rose and petal pink, cream white, mustard yellow, and azure blue. More flowering bushes behind the man and woman are suggested by loosely painted areas of parchment white and laurel green, with scattered dots of poppy red. Pale pink clouds swirl through the topaz-blue sky in the upper left corner. The artist signed the painting in the lower right, “Renoir.”
Auguste Renoir, Picking Flowers, 1875, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.61

Picking Flowers

Auguste Renoir · 1875 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1970.17.61

Shown from the hips up, a man hands a piece of paper to a young man as a third, bearded man looks on in this horizontal group portrait painting. All three have pale, peachy skin. To our right, a man wears a red cardinal’s cap, elbow-length red cape, and a white robe over a red garment, which is visible through a slit over one hip and at the cuffs. The cardinal faces our left in profile and looks straight into the distance. His blond hair curls across the nape of his neck under the cap. He has a gently bumped nose, and his thin lips are closed. He hands a folded piece of white paper to the young man to our left, who faces the cardinal, also in profile. The young man has blue eyes, chin-length red hair, pink cheeks, and paler skin than the other two. He wears a black, long-sleeved jacket with voluminous sleeves. The third man stands between the two and looks at the cardinal with gray eyes under low brows. That man has a pointed nose, slight bags under his eyes, chin-length brown hair, and a trimmed beard. The collar of a white undergarment is visible over the straight neckline of a black garment, and a forest-green cloak, lined with rust-brown, hangs over his shoulders. The two older two men stand in front of a dark green curtain and the boy in front of a landscape with green below and white clouds in the blue sky above.
Anonymous Artist, Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice, c. 1524, oil on canvas, Timken Collection, 1960.6.38

Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice

Anonymous Artist · c. 1524 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1960.6.38