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A c. 1867-9 painting in oils, Still Life with Green Pot and Pewter Jug, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. This is an excellent example of Cézanne's approach to still life in the first part of his career where...

Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto, painting by William Henry Powell, 1853. Capitol Rotunda, Washington D.C.

Map showing the route of Hernando de Soto's expedition. Based on the 1997 Charles Hudson map.

A c. 1905 painting in oils, Riverbanks, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. This provençal scene shows Cézanne's developing style towards greater geometrical abstraction, an approach that would influence later...

A 1903-4 painting in oils, Château Noir, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. The Cháteau Noir was a collection of faux ruins near Aix in southern France and they tempted the artist into painting them several...

An 1881-2 painting in oils, Portrait of the Artist's Son, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Cézanne's son, also called Paul (b. 1872), is here around nine years old. He was a frequent sitter for his father...

An 1893-6 painting in oils, The Card Players, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Cézanne visited the subject of card players several times. In this version, he shows only two players and captures the tension...

An 1884-7 painting in oils, Self-portrait with Palette, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. The only self-portrait by Cézanne which shows more than the face and the only one where he is shown as an artist. Something...

An 1883-5 painting in oils, Bathers, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Nude male and female bathers were a favorite scene of the artist but this example is unusual in that the subjects seem to be speaking...

An 1877-80 portrait painting in oils, Victor Chocquet, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Chocquet (1821-91) was an art collector who supported the impressionists (when very few people did), Cézanne in particular...