Plate 5: Stag Beetle by Joris Hoefnagel https://www.nga.gov/artworks/69724-plate-5-stag-beetle
(his sale, Sotheby’s‘ London, 15 July 1946, no. 2216); (The Rosenbach Company, Philadelphia
(his sale, Sotheby’s‘ London, 15 July 1946, no. 2216); (The Rosenbach Company, Philadelphia
Gold and silver threads add life to this tapestry, often described as the finest surviving from the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Everything indicates that this was an important commission:
Tapestries at Lynnewood hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1932: 47,
acquired 1984); National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (46 prints, received 1954); Philadelphia
Commissioned for the Chapel of San José in Toledo by MartÃn RamÃrez, a namesake of the saint and donor of the chapel, Saint Martin and the Beggar was part of one of the artist’s most successful ensembles. The saint, who lived during the reign of Constantine the Great, was a member of the imperial cavalry stationed near Amiens, in Gaul.
Widener of Philadelphia," Fortune (September 1932): 66, 69.
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.
Johnson Collection Archives at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (box 5, folders 5 and
(his sale, Sotheby’s‘ London, 15 July 1946, no. 2216); (The Rosenbach Company, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, 1935: 122. 1984 Walker, John.
Exposition Henri Matisse, Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, 1931, no. 7 1948 Philadelphia
The Detroit [Michigan] Institute of Arts, The Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] Museum
as The Beach at Trouville. 2003 Manet and the Sea, Art Institute of Chicago; Philadelphia