Month: February 2013

Madonna at the Fountain (1439)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna at the Fountain 1439 Oil on panel, 19 x 12 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Inscriptions: frame, lower: A XAN/ IOHES DE EYCK ME FECIT + PLEVIT ANO 1439° The Virgin Mary lovingly cradles the…

Saint Barbara (1437)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Saint Barbara 1437 Oil on panel, 32 x 18.2 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Barbara was the daughter of a nobleman who wanted to hide her away from admirers by locking her up in…

1437

Rulers: • Cosimo de’ Medici, Signore di Firenze (1434-1464) • Juan II, King of Castile and León (1406-1454) • Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Signore di Rimini (1432-1468) Art: • Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455): Porta del Paradiso (1425-52) • Lippi, Filippo (1406-1469): Annunciazione (c.1435-40) •…

Frédéric Chopin

(1810–1849) Works: • Nocturnes • Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2 (1830) • Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 (1844) Chopin in Art: Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Jardin du Luxembourg, Monument de Chopin 1909 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg   Born…

Monument de Chopin (Jardin du Luxembourg)

Monument de Chopin in Art: Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Jardin du Luxembourg, Monument de Chopin 1909 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg     See also: • Chopin, Frédéric | Jardin du Luxembourg | Paris (France)

Joseph Brummer

(1883–1947) Joseph Brummer in Art: Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Portrait de Joseph Brummer 1909 National Gallery, London     See also: • Art Collectors | Art Dealers | Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910)

The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (1436)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (Madonna met kanunnik Joris van der Paele) 1436 Oil on panel, 124.5 x 160 cm / 148 x 184 cm (framed) Groeningemuseum, Bruges Inscriptions: Bible quote (top of list): HEC E[ST]…

Lucca Madonna (c.1437)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Lucca Madonna c.1437 Oil on panel, 65.5 × 149.5 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt No other work by Jan van Eyck conveys a sense of such immediate intimacy between the viewer and the figures depicted as this painting.…

Madonna in the Church (c.1437-1440)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Madonna in the Church c.1437–1440 Oil on oak panel, 31.1 x 13.9 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Madonna in the Church is one of the most beautiful and precious works of art created by Jan van Eyck. Copies…