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Charing Cross Bridge, the Thames

Claude Monet, Charing Cross Bridge, la Tamise,1903.
Claude Monet,
Charing Cross Bridge, la Tamise,1903.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Dancers on a Stage

Edgar Degas, Danseuses sur la scène, ca 1889.
Edgar Degas,
Danseuses sur la scène, vers 1889.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Wedding at the Photographer’s Studio

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, La Noce chez le photographe, 1879.
Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret,
La Noce chez le photographe, 1879.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

The Wave

Gustave Courbet, La Vague, 1870.
Gustave Courbet,
La Vague, 1870.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Passers-by

Honoré Daumier, Passants, Vers 1858-1860.
Honoré Daumier,
Passants, vers 1858-1860.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Aretino and the Envoy of Charles V

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, L'Arétin et l'envoyé de Charles Quint,1848.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres,
L'Arétin et l'envoyé de Charles Quint,1848.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Last words of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Eugène Delacroix, Dernières paroles de l'empereur Marc-Aurèle,1844.
Eugène Delacroix,
Dernières paroles de l'empereur Marc-Aurèle, 1844.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Wheat field in the Morvan region

Etretat

Episode in the Campaign of Russia

Nicolas Toussaint-Charlet, Episode de la retraite de Russie, 1836.
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet,
Épisode de la campagne de Russie, 1836.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

A Gathering of Artists on the Banks of the Saône

Antoine Duclaux, Halte des artistes lyonnais à l'île Barbe, 1824.
Antoine Duclaux,
Halte d'artistes au bord de la Saône, 1824.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

The Tournament

Pierre Révoil, le Tournoi, 1812.
Pierre Révoil,
Le Tournoi, 1812.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Agitated Sea at Etretat

Claude Monet, Etretat, mer agitée, 1883.
Claude Monet,
Mer agitée à Étretat, 1883.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Portrait of a Woman Suffering from Obsessive Envy, also known as The Hyena of the Salpêtrière

Théodore Géricault, La Monomane de l'envie, vers 1819-1822.
Théodore Géricault,
La Monomane de l'envie, vers 1819-1822.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Fruits and Flowers in a Wicker Basket

Antoine Berjon, Fruits et fleurs dans une corbeille d'osier, 1810.
Antoine Berjon,
Fruits et fleurs dans une corbeille d'osier, 1810.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

The Lineage of Saint Anne

Gérard David, La lignée de Sainte Anne,vers 1500.
Gérard David,
La lignée de Sainte Anne, vers 1500.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

The Adoration of the Magi

Peter Paul Rubens, Adoration des mages, vers 1617.
Pierre Paul Rubens,
L' Adoration des mages, vers 1617-1618.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Bathsheba Bathing

Véronèse, Bethsabée au bain, vers 1575.
Véronèse,
Bethsabée au bain, vers 1575.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset

Triptych

Nord de la France, Triptyque de face, 1260-1270.
Nord de la France,
Triptyque, 1260 - 1270.
Image © Lyon MBA - Photo Alain Basset