the water of the Jordan, the Baptist placed to the left, standing on the rocky banks
first to write that Rembrandt had depicted “a view of his Father’s Mill on the banks
quilts, etc.), clothing, signs, and household objects—such as weather vanes, piggy banks
The basic fascination with capturing and studying images of ourselves and of others—for what they say about us, as individuals and as a people—is what makes portraiture so compelling.
This miniature may portray Alexander Kerr, a banker in Washington, DC, and could
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richly detailed portrait depicts Ginevra de’ Benci, the daughter of a wealthy banker
time Mellon had just purchased a new home in Pittsburgh, where he was a successful banker
