Ernest’s work is defined by its nineteenth century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Fountain and Pergola in Italy
Ernest Christian Frederick Petzholdt (Danish, 1805–1838)
Portrait of Daniel Hudson Burnham
Arvid Frederik Nyholm American, born Sweden, 1866–1927 Copy after Anders Leonard Zorn Swedish, 1860–1920
White Crucifixion
Marc Chagall Born Vitebsk (formerly Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1887; died Saint-Paul, France, 1985
Ice-Bound Falls
Ernest Lawson (American, 1873–1939)
The Defense of Paris
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)
Ronda
Henry Ernest Schnakenberg American, 1892-1970
The Creation of Adam
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Italian, 1609-1664
The Crucifixion
Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664)
Earthly Paradise
Pierre Bonnard French, 1867–1947
Detective
Christian Boltanski French, 1944-2021
Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)
Cuirassier with Drawn Sword
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)
La Source
Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824–1887)
Paris, My Friend Ernest
André Kertész American, born Hungary, 1894–1985
Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
Antonio Maragliano (Italian, 1664–1741) Workshop of Antonio Maragliano (Italian, 1664–1741)
Christ Entering Jerusalem
Richard Scheibe German, 1879-1964
The Resurrection
Cecco del Caravaggio (Francesco Boneri; Italian, 1588/90–after 1620)
Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion
Jacques de Baerze (Netherlandish, active before 1384–1399) Melchior Broederlam (Netherlandish, about 1355–about 1411)
One of a Pair of Andirons
Designed by Ernest Gimson (English, 1864-1919) Made by Alfred Bucknell (English, early 20th century) Sapperton, England
Head of an Apostle
French; Paris