[fig1] Photo: bpk, Berlin / Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin / Jörg P.
In contrast to the man with whom she shares this outdoor scene, the female figure is incongruously naked. Her features seem generalized.
Milan, 1969: no. 53. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico Zeri.
According to legend, John the Evangelist was exiled by the emperor Domitian to the Greek island of Patmos, where he wrote the Book of Revelation. Titian shows the saint as if on the peak of a mountain, reacting in awe and astonishment to the voice of God (“I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet.
London, 1969-1975: 1(1969):137-138. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico
Vanitas (“Finis Coronat Opusâ€�), 1626, engraving, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam RP-P–
Here is Dutch artist Judith Leyster at her easel, taking a break from painting to engage with us. In what might be considered an early selfie, she leans her forearm on the chair and suspends her paintbrush in midair, as if she’ll turn back to the canvas in a moment.
Weller, Dennis P. Like Father, Like Son? Portraits by Frans Hals and Jan Hals.
The artist’s wife Camille stands on a hill with their son Jean behind her. Monet worked quickly to record this moment.
Associated Names Paul P. Rosenberg & Co. Bellio, Georges de, Dr.
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.
and April 1931, as a painting by Rembrandt, through (Matthiesen Gallery, Berlin; P.
Studying artists and their works invites explorations of identity and the human condition. What drives artists to create? What choices do artists make, and why? Sometimes artists directly engage with questions of identity in their artwork: Who am I? How do I relate to others, and how do they relate to me?
lithograph (stone) in black on white Arches paper, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B.
Prince de La Tour d’Auvergne-Lauraguais, Elisabeth Marguerite, Princesse de Paul P.
This small, rich panel was originally the left side of a diptych, which, along with a right-hand panel depicting the Virgin Mary (now in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg), depicts one image of the Annunciation—the moment when the archangel Gabriel brings Mary the news that she will give birth to the Son of God.
Milan, 1970: 106, repro. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico Zeri.
