Balthasar van der Ast was born in Middelburg. The date of his birth is not recorded, but legal documents indicate that Balthasar reached the age of maturity (twenty-five) between June 30, 1618, and September 13, 1619.
painter Savery, Roelandt, Van der Ast began to paint in a softer, more atmospheric manner
Whether or not, as Houbraken would like us to believe, Steen’s “paintings are as his manner
Gentile da Fabriano’s patrons were princes, the church, and various city governments as well as the customary merchant clients. His art has a cosmopolitan flavor, in which brilliant color, textural richness, and ornamental pattern are combined.
Gentile’s art is typical of the International Style, a manner of painting which became
The trees, prepared in the same manner, have been worked over with green and gray
world where females convey a more pleasing impression, both in appearances and manners
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.
of vigorous movement at all — had absolutely no precedent in Britain’s „Grand Manner
after devising the concept for the portrait, blocked in the form in his customary manner
Nieuwenhuys in the following manner: “It is toward the approach of evening, when
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.
indicates that the creation of tronies was one way by which the master taught his manner
Rembrandt had already depicted the artist Asselijn, Jan in such a manner, seated
