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Museums can be places to look at not only art but also people. Here, Degas shows an elegantly dressed woman—likely his friend and fellow artist Mary Cassatt — at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
framed: 114.3 x 107.9 x 11.1 cm (45 x 42 1/2 x 4 3/8 in.)
Here is Dutch artist Judith Leyster at her easel, taking a break from painting to engage with us. In what might be considered an early selfie, she leans her forearm on the chair and suspends her paintbrush in midair, as if she’ll turn back to the canvas in a moment.
framed: 99.7 × 91.12 × 8.89 cm (39 1/4 × 35 7/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
The obscure iconography of Dosso’s canvas has caused much speculation. In the past it has been titled simply Scene from a Legend and, more often, Departure of the Argonauts.
Kress Collection Dimensions overall: 58.7 × 87.6 cm (23 1/8 × 34 1/2 in.)
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.
framed: 130.8 x 123.2 cm (51 1/2 x 48 1/2 in.)
This large panel painting by a follower of Robert Campin combines the new interest in nature of the fifteenth-century Netherlandish artists with a long tradition of symbolic religious painting. There is a thoroughly believable quality about the heavy folds of drapery, the delicate leaves of the flowers, and the shallow space within the garden walls.
overall (panel): 122.2 x 151.2 cm (48 1/8 x 59 1/2 in.)
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.
W[ood]. 7 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches."
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 [1834-1915], Elkins Park, PA;[1] inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B.
Saints played a very important role in the popular piety of the late Middle Ages. They were considered to be not only patrons and protectors against all manner of ills, but also mediators between the individual worshiper and God.
support: 105.7 x 170.4 cm (41 5/8 x 67 1/16 in.)
Titian’s goddess of love and beauty conjures the sense of touch. Observing her flushed cheek, one can almost feel its warmth.
Petersburg;[4] purchased April 1931 through (Matthiesen Gallery, Berlin; P. & D.
its crew is on deck frantically trying to control the disengaged mast and sail. [1]
