Thomas Cole turns the landscape into a backdrop for a medieval tale in The Departure , one of a pair of luminous paintings set at sunrise and sunset . The lord of a great castle and his company leave for a quest in the bright light of an early spring morning.
the base of the plinth, the horse at the head of the procession shies away from a man
Widener Collection, 1942.9.66 Entry With piercing, deep-set eyes, this bearded man
Lucas Cranach was born in 1472 and took his name from his birthplace, the Franconian town of Kronach, which was part of the bishopric of Bamberg. His father, Hans Maler, was an artist and it is assumed that he was Cranach’s first teacher.
· Accession ID 1943.3.2875 Artwork Lucas Cranach the Elder, Portrait of a Man
Discover works by Rick Griffin and learn about the artist
Accession ID 2014.126.173 Artwork Rick Griffin, San Francisco Comic Book Company, Man
Portraits represent people, either real or imagined, attempting to capture their appearance or essence. Some artists explored the human form and emotions through portraits of loved ones. Others made a living depicting wealthy or important people. And artists like Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh frequently used themselves as models.
2018.2.1 More details about Portrait of My Grandmother Close Modal Portrait of a Man
According to legend, John the Evangelist was exiled by the emperor Domitian to the Greek island of Patmos, where he wrote the Book of Revelation. Titian shows the saint as if on the peak of a mountain, reacting in awe and astonishment to the voice of God (“I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet.
Zoom Out Recenter Visual Description From far below, we look up at an older man
Throughout his career Tiepolo painted small pictures of mythological themes, which proved extremely popular. The subjects of these works came from the best–known episodes from ancient literature, but his conception of the stories was varied and original.
Controls Zoom In Zoom Out Recenter Visual Description A cleanshaven man
Description About twenty colorfully dressed people fill a long room behind an old man
The woman sits next to one man on the far side of the table, and the third person
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.
Out Recenter Visual Description Shown from the chest up, a light-skinned man
