Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B.
The Saint Luke and Saint Mark panels were part of a commission from Pope Pius V in 1569 to decorate the newly built Torre Pio (Pius Tower) in the Vatican. The project, for which Vasari was knighted by the pope, was finished in two years.
Christie’s, London, 28-29 April 1809, no. 91); Sir Thomas Baring [1772-1848], Stratton Park
Jan Lievens is among the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of the seventeenth century. Daring and innovative as a painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, he created character studies, genre scenes, landscapes, formal portraits, and religious and allegorical images that were widely praised and highly valued during his lifetime.
Lievens Dutch, 1607 – 1674 Displaying 1 – 12 of 20 Results Artwork Deer Park
Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter
paint Accession ID 2015.19.3958 Not on view Artwork Katie, Cut, Tilden Park
Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter
Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter
Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B.
With one hand resting on a baton and the other on the hilt of his sword, the sitter turns and looks down at the viewer, his haughty expression consistent with the proud swagger of his pose. As he stands before an evening sky and extensive landscape with a distant view of the bay of Genoa, light glints off his armor and deep-red sashes, draped gracefully across his body and tied to his arm, enhance his bravura.
Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[5] inheritance from Estate of
In 1632 Anthony van Dyck was invited to England to work at the court of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria. In Van Dyck, the royal couple and the English aristocracy found an artist whose gifts perfectly matched their artistic sensitivities as well as their political needs and aspirations.
, widow of Richard Newport, 2nd earl of Bradford of the first creation], Weston Park
