Joseph’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Girl with Pail
Joseph Antoine Bernard French, 1866-1931

Mother and Child Dancing
Joseph Antoine Bernard French, 1866-1931

Pan and Syrinx
Joseph Antoine Bernard French, 1866-1931

Pierre Dupuis, Painter to the King
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Nicolas Mignard (French, 1606-1668)
![The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/a597facd-9306-2729-d5b6-d63025ba5928/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia
After a design by Antoine Caron (1521–1599) Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture du Faubourg Saint-Marcel France, Paris

Gaspar Charrier, King's Secretary
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Thomas Blanchet (French, c. 1614-1689)

Saint Jerome
Antoine Masson French, 1636-1700

Lady Reading the Letters of Heloise and Abelard
Bernard d'Agesci (French, 1756–1829)

Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918

Guillaume de Brisacier
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Nicolas Mignard (French, 1606-1668)
![The Feast [central part] from The Story of Artemisia](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/9df5b016-384e-60ba-15e6-391c92426647/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
The Feast [central part] from The Story of Artemisia
After a design by Antoine Caron (French, 1521-1599) Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture du Faubourg Saint-Marcel France, Paris

The Rapidity of Sleep
Yves Tanguy American, born France, 1900–1955

Christa and Wolfi
Gerhard Richter German, born 1932

Still Life with Fruit
Émile Bernard (French, 1868–1941)

Laundresses
Émile Bernard French, 1868-1941

Gillaume de Brisacier
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Nicolas Mignard (French, 1606-1668)

Seated Female Nude
Bernard Perlin American, born 1918

Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950

Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989

Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering)
Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684–1721) Assisted by Jean-Baptiste Pater (French, 1695-1736)