Keywords: 1880 Pierre Auguste Cot - The Storm.jpg Artwork Creator Pierre Auguste Cot en The Storm 1880 oil canvas cm 234 3 156 8 Institution Metropolitan Museum of Art Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection accession number 87 15 134 object history credit line This painting was commissioned from the artist in 1880 by Catharine Lorillard Wolfe under the guidance of her cousin John Wolfe one of Cot's principal patrons When it was exhibited in the Salon that year critics speculated about the source of the subject Some suggested the Greek romance Daphnis and Chloe by Longus ca 200 A D and others the romantic tale Paul et Virginie by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre 1737 “1814 Pierre-Auguste Cot The Storm 87 15 134 In Timeline of Art History New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2000 “ http //www metmuseum org/toah/hd/sara/hod_87 15 134 htm January 2007 Q7766694 Assessments 1 The Storm painting PD-old-100 Pierre Auguste Cot L'Orage 1880s mythological paintings Daphnis and Chloe Paintings of standing couples Cot Oil paintings of boys Wind in paintings French paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Men and women in art Transparent clothing in art Storms in art Running in art 19th-century oil on canvas paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1880s paintings from France 1880s paintings in the United States Paintings of Greek mythology Mythological paintings in the United States Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection Paintings uploaded by Chris Woodrich |