
A Complete Analysis of “Halt in the Desert” by John Frederick Lewis
Discover John Frederick Lewis’s Halt in the Desert (c. 1871), a luminous Orientalist watercolor of an Arab caravan pausing on a sun-bleached desert plain.
Discover John Frederick Lewis’s Halt in the Desert (c. 1871), a luminous Orientalist watercolor of an Arab caravan pausing on a sun-bleached desert plain.
Discover Ingres’s La Grande Odalisque (1814): a Neoclassical masterpiece blending sinuous line, lush textiles, and Orientalist fantasy in a reclining nude.
Explore Eduard von Steinle’s 1855 masterpiece “Holy Family with St. John,” depicting Mary, Joseph, the Christ Child, and young John the Baptist in serene communion.
Discover Luca Giordano’s dynamic Baroque masterpiece The Flight into Egypt, depicting the Holy Family’s escape across a moonlit river with cherubic angels above.
Explore Will Rogers’s grin in Louis Glackens’s Art Deco poster for the play Lightnin’, featuring bold typography, zigzag motifs, and Rogers’s iconic charm.
Discover François Boucher’s 1747 Rococo gem “Are They Thinking about the Grape?”—an intimate pastoral fête of youth, romance, and Arcadian charm.
Discover Walter Crane’s 1876 King Cole, a richly detailed nursery-rhyme illustration of Old King Cole on his throne, three fiddlers, a parrot, and a royal page.
Explore Arthur Rackham’s 1912 “King Log” from Aesop’s Fables—a richly detailed illustration of frogs enthroned on a fallen log in a misty marsh.
Discover Raoul Dufy’s Fauvist gem “Little Bather in Sainte-Adresse,” a vibrant seaside scene of a child in a navy swimsuit against stylized coastal huts.
Explore Félix Vallotton’s 1902 lithograph “Ah ! bougre de salaud, tu m’as appelé vache !”, a biting satire of police violence from L’Assiette au Beurre.