Berlin, 1877–Geneva, 1946, and Berlin, 1875–Berlin, 1935
The couple used the services of many well-known art dealers, such as Wilhelm von Bode
?John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire (until d. 1722); the Dukes of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace (by 1740–1883; cat., 1862, no. 152); George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace (1883–86; his sale, Christie’s, London, July 24 and 26, 1886, no
Bode. "Alte Kunstwerke in den Sammlungen der Vereinigten Staaten."
This panel of about 1650–51 introduces the most admired qualities of Ter Borch’s mature style (as found, for example, in Curiosity of about 1660–62, The Met 49
Wilhelm [von] Bode. Gemäldesammlung des Herrn Rudolf Kann in Paris.
The daughter of an army sergeant, Hendrickje Stoffels advanced in Rembrandt’s household from servant (by 1649) to mistress, presumed model, and common-law wife, as well as stepmother to the artist’s son Titus (1641–1668) and mother of his daughter Cornelia (1654–1685)
Wilhelm [von] Bode. Gemäldesammlung des Herrn Rudolf Kann in Paris.
Like a good number of works formerly attributed to Rembrandt, this large canvas was included in catalogues of the artist’s work through Bauch’s corpus of 1966 and then rejected by Gerson (1968, 1969). In 1923, however, Van Dyke, no doubt responding to the frequent suggestion of Frans Hals’s influence on the painting, assigned it to that master or to the „Hals School
Wilhelm Bode assisted by C. Hofstede de Groot. The Complete Work of Rembrandt.
Curiously, our statuette was not catalogued by Wilhelm von Bode in 1910 with the
When this panel was in the Kann and Havemeyer collections, it was highly regarded as a Rembrandt. The picture held its place in Rembrandt catalogues through Valentiner’s unreliable corpus of 1931, after which the work was dropped from scholarly discussions for fifty years
Bode. "Alte Kunstwerke in den Sammlungen der Vereinigten Staaten."
Bode. "Alte Kunstwerke in den Sammlungen der Vereinigten Staaten."
James Stuart was a loyal supporter of his cousin Charles I and served in high posts at court, such as Gentleman of the Bedchamber and Lord Steward of the Household. He was installed as Knight of the Garter on November 6, 1633, and in 1641 was created Duke of Richmond
Bode. "Alte Kunstwerke in den Sammlungen der Vereinigten Staaten."
Although better known as a painter of large-scale canvases, Tintoretto produced numerous portraits and was highly esteemed by his contemporaries as a portraitist. It was he, indeed, and not Veronese, Titian’s protégé, who replaced Titian as official portraitist of the Venetian government (in 1559, although the sansaria, or state stipend, was granted in 1574)
attributes it to Leandro Bassano, while noting that some authorities, including Bode
