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Jan van Goyen composed this grand, visually compelling panorama of Rhenen, a medieval walled city on the Rhine River, in 1646. Situating the viewer near the winding road that leads to the city, he masterfully captured the overarching sky, undulating terrain, and vast sweeps of Dutch countryside for which that region was known.
However, in a letter of 18 November 1906 to Corcoran director Frederick B.
In 1775, Gilbert Stuart set sail for London where Benjamin West welcomed the destitute young man into his home. The Skater marks the end of his five-year apprenticeship to West.
John Stuart Bordewich, b. 1913] London; sold 1950 to the NGA.
Vincent van Gogh painted this picture soon after his release from the hospital, where he was recovering from the disastrous final days of Paul Gauguin’s stay with him in Arles. In a long letter to his brother Theo posted January 23, 1889, he mentions creating this painting alongside several other issues, including the need to make money through picture sales.
–B. de la. L’Oeuvre de Vincent Van Gogh, catalogue raisonné. 4 vols.
Seville’s most popular painter in the later 17th century was Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. While Murillo is well known for works with religious themes, he also produced a number of genre paintings of figures from contemporary life engaged in ordinary pursuits.
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Art News 40, no. 17 (December 15-31, 1941):repro. p. 19 1942 "Recent Important
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.
to Alexander Charles Robert Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 9th marquess of Londonderry [b.
