of atmospheric effects — Choultsé was very skilled at capturing how snow reflects and absorbs light. The scene is quiet and contemplative — in keeping with his broader body of work, which often focused on nature’s stillness. #IvanFedorovichChoultsé

and later exhibited internationally. This painting shows a snow-covered landscape at sunset or dusk. The colour palette is soft and restrained: blues, purples, pinks — these evoke the gentle fading light of a late autumn or early winter evening. The shadows and light in this work suggest a mastery

Bacon and cabbage, sliced beef (popular in Cork), Irish stew, colcannon, spice bag!

sold at auction and the second most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. #GustavKlimt

and nearly destroyed in a fire during World War II, was later owned by American collector and billionaire Leonard Lauder. Earlier this month, on 18 November, following Lauder's death in June, it was sold at Sotheby's in New York for $236.4 million, making it the most expensive work of modern art

stand out against the dark background and cast blue shadows across the white tablecloth. Using thin washes and strokes of thicker paint, the artist has captured the peonies’ sumptuous colours and the delicate textures of the petals and leaves. #PierreAugusteRenoir

but becomes deeply meaningful in the context of reunion and gratitude. The soldier is in his uniform, which subtly reminds viewers of his service. Yet here he is doing something humble - peeling potatoes -which suggests that he’s willing to help and that he’s content just to be back. #NormanRockwell

this painting aimed to capture the universal sentiment of families being reunited for the first holiday after the war. Unlike Rockwell’s humorous or bustling holiday scenes, the scene is deliberately domestic, intimate and humble: a mother and her son peeling potatoes is an ordinary kitchen task,

portraits, which formed a substantial part of his artistic production, he also painted his family and friends. In this work, we see his 12–year-old sister Berta with her dog Capi in their summer house. A reading a book with a dog in her lap was a common 19th-century motif. #AlbertEdelfelt

and it was with such a work that he, at the age of 23, shot to prominence at the 1877 Paris Salon. Like many of his contemporaries, Edelfelt later turned to more realistic depictions of the life and manner of the people, which he often made during the summers in Finland. In addition to commissioned

"Zorah on the Terrace" and "Entrance to the Kasbah", are sometimes referred to as the Moroccan Triptych. These three paintings were painted by Matisse during his second stay in Tangier. #HenriMatisse

and he visited Morocco in 1912 and 1913. This painting, with its bold colour and flat perspective reflects the Moroccan influence on Matisse's work. It depicts the view from Matisse's bedroom in the Hôtel de France with St Andrew's Church seen in the distance. This work, together with the paintings

that in Lautrec’s most famous images of her, he did not even need to show her from the front. These images reveal his debt to Japanese ukiyo-e woodcuts, in which subjects are often identified by gestures, hairstyles, or accessories rather than a traditional likeness. #HenrideToulouseLautrec