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…

1440

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) Births: • Bobadilla, Beatriz de (1440-1511) • Manrique, Jorge (c.1440-1479) Deaths: • Masolino da Panicale (c.1383-c.1440)…

Portrait of a man (c.1438-1440)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a man (from the Arnolfini family?) c.1438–1440 Oil on oak, 30 x 21.6 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The man, whose identity is not indicated by the picture itself, apparently belonged to the middle class, as his…

Ghent altarpiece (1432)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Ghent altarpiece 1432 Oil on oak panel, 340 x 520 cm Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent Ghent altarpiece closed. The central panel: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. The donor, Jodocus Vijdt (d.1439) The donor’s wife, Lysbette Borluut…

Saint Bavo’s Cathedral (Ghent)

Consecrated: 942 Completed: 1628 Address: Sint-Baafsplein 1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium Website: https://www.sintbaafskathedraal.be/en/ Works of Art: • Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441): Ghent altarpiece (1432) See also: • Bavo of Ghent | Cathedrals | Churches | Ghent (Belgium)