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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.
sold March 1931, as a painting by Rembrandt, through (Matthiesen Gallery, Berlin; P.
Girl with the Red Hat is one of Johannes Vermeer’s smallest works, and it is painted on panel rather than on his customary canvas. The girl has turned in her chair and interacts with the viewer through her direct gaze.
New York, 1949: 23, no. 25, repro. 1950 Swillens, P. T. A.
Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Commission book no. 4, p.
Pietro Bembo (1470–1547) wears the red biretta and cape of a cardinal. At the time Titian painted this portrait, Bembo had recently been elevated to that status in honor of his service to the Church and his scholarly career, although the writer’s literary output was almost entirely secular.
the painting is recorded in a 1730 inventory of Cardinal Francesco II Barberini (p.
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.
[1]Published as Friedmann collection by Riviere 1935, p. 24. [2]Per label on back
This painting is an outstanding example of the abstract elegance characteristic of Rogier’s late portraits. Although the identity of the sitter is unknown, her air of self–conscious dignity suggests that she is a member of the nobility.
Fort Worth, 1996: 663, color fig. 20.11. 1997 Dworetzky, John P., Psychology,
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.
Weller, Dennis P. Like Father, Like Son? Portraits by Frans Hals and Jan Hals.
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.
and April 1931, as a painting by Rembrandt, through (Matthiesen Gallery, Berlin; P.
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.
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