Hardworking and ambitious, he achieved success as a prominent and wealthy investment banker
Associated Artworks See all 35 artworks Parade/Valencia Robert Frank 1952 Bankers
Monet planted gardens wherever he lived. When he rented this house at Vétheuil, he made arrangements with the owner to landscape the terraces, which lead down to the Seine.
four blue and white porcelain urns line the path, separating it from the grassy banks
Peter Paul Rubens lived and studied in Italy between 1600 and 1609, absorbing the country’s cultural riches and artistic heritage. During a stay in Genoa in 1606, he painted the portrait of Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria.
Their active lifestyles as bankers, merchants, ship owners, and military leaders
Curator and head of Italian and Spanish paintings Eve Straussman Pflanzer explores the life and loves of the woman at the center of Da Vinci’s portrait.
richly detailed portrait depicts Ginevra de’ Benci, the daughter of a wealthy banker
The Gallery opened in 1941 with only about 30 sculptures. Yet the names of three great Renaissance artists appeared among them: Mino da Fiesole, Desiderio da Settignano, and Verrocchio. These were the seeds of what grew to become one of the finest collections of Italian Renaissance sculpture in the United States.
Kate Seney Simpson, the daughter of a wealthy banker from New York, offered her collection
Curator and head of Italian and Spanish paintings Eve Straussman Pflanzer explores the life and loves of the woman at the center of Da Vinci’s portrait.
richly detailed portrait depicts Ginevra de’ Benci, the daughter of a wealthy banker
Discover works by Henry Goldman and learn about the artist
New York (privately printed), 1922. 1937 „Henry Goldman, 79, Banker, Dies Here
On the right, small trees line the banks of a pool of water.
During the 1860s and 1870s Eastman Johnson was one of America’s leading specialists in genre paintings. He spent the early years of his career painting portraits, primarily in Boston and Washington, but in 1849 decided to enroll in the prestigious art academy at Düsseldorf, Germany.
toward a distant horizon, he created an intimate environment of the pond and its banks
