Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) La mère et l’enfant (Mother and Child) 1951 Oil on canvas, 92.7 × 65.2 cm Menil Collection, Houston
La mère et l’enfant (1951)
Portrait of a young merchant (1541)
Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Portrait of a young merchant 1541 Oil on oak, 46.5 × 34.8 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Holbein created a new style of portraiture that is characterized by monumentality paired with extreme painterly precision. The young businessman…
Jane Seymour (c.1536-1537)
Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Jane Seymour c.1536–1537 Oil on oak, 65.5 × 47 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Holbein became court painter to Henry VIII of England in 1536. Among the first of his paintings in the service of the King was…
Jane Seymour, Queen of England
(c.1508–1637) Queen consort of England (1636–1637) Jane Seymour in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Jane Seymour c.1536–1537 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Infanta Margarita Teresa con vestido rosa (1654)
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Infanta Margarita Teresa con vestido rosa (Infanta Margarita Teresa in pink dress) 1654 Oil on canvas, 128 × 99.6 × 3.2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Margarita was the first child of the marriage between King Philip IV and his…
Infanta Margarita Teresa con vestido azul (1659)
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Infanta Margarita Teresa con vestido azul (Infanta Margarita Teresa in blue dress) 1659 Oil on canvas, 125.5 × 106 × 3 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna One year before his death Velázquez created this portrait of the eight-year old…
Renoir (2012)
Director: Gilles Bourdos Producer: Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier Screenplay: Gilles Bourdos Based on: Le Tableau amoureux by Jacques Renoir Genre: Biography | Drama | Historical Music: Alexandre Desplat Country: France Language: French Studio: Fidélité Release date: 2012 Running time: 111 minutes Michel Bouquet (1925-2022)…
Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise (1529)
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise 1529 Oil on lime, 80 × 114 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Among Cranach’s duties as saxon court painter was to preserve important scenes of courtly life in his pictures.…
Large Self-Portrait (1652)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Large Self-Portrait 1652 Oil on canvas, 112 × 81.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The self-portrait is of particular importance in Rembrandt‘s work. In total, the artist created over sixty painted self-portraits, which document not only his personal circumstances but…
Hélène Fourment (c.1636-1638)
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Hélène Fourment (“The Furry”) c.1636–1638 Oil on oak, 178.7 × 86.2 × 2.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The posture of Rubens‘ second wife Helena Fourment (1614-1674, married in 1630) is reminiscent of the type of the ancient…