Across the winding trunk of a flowering tropical tree, we see two Tahitian women. They undress for a swim in the sea.
Foreword by Perry B. Cott and notes by Otto Stelzer.
Pietro Bembo (1470–1547) wears the red biretta and cape of a cardinal. At the time Titian painted this portrait, Bembo had recently been elevated to that status in honor of his service to the Church and his scholarly career, although the writer’s literary output was almost entirely secular.
the painting is recorded in a 1730 inventory of Cardinal Francesco II Barberini (p.
There is little doubt that these two portraits by Rembrandt van Rijn (see also NGA 1942.9.67) were conceived as pendants, or companion pieces. In both, light illuminates the subjects from exactly the same angle.
B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E.
This painting is regarded as one of the finest of all Titian’s portraits. Doge Andrea Gritti’s ferocious expression and imposing figure convey an awe-inspiring authority.
CA4519; Sales book no. 17, p. 50.
After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a famous history painter. Upon completion of his training Rembrandt returned to Leiden.
Pictures in the collection of P. A. B.
Girl with the Red Hat is one of Johannes Vermeer’s smallest works, and it is painted on panel rather than on his customary canvas. The girl has turned in her chair and interacts with the viewer through her direct gaze.
New York, 1949: 23, no. 25, repro. 1950 Swillens, P. T. A.
Ludolf Backhuysen, whose name appears in the literature in a number of different forms (for example, Bakhuysen, Backhuisen, and Bakhuizen), was born in the German town of Emden on December 18, 1631. He was the son of a scribe, Gerhard Backhaus, and initially followed in his father’s footsteps, working as a clerk in the government offices at Emden.
Full Moon, 1779, published 1781, aquatint printed on laid paper, Gift of Sherwood B.
Discover works by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and learn about the artist
B. Tiepolo, His Life and Work. London, 1955. 1962 Morassi, Antonio.
the Bargello, Florence, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004, fig. 12 (p.
