Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa c.1630–1640 Oil on canvas, 117.5 x 194 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Jordaens was one of the most renowned and versatile Antwerp painters. Here he illustrates an episode from Homer’s Odyssey. Odysseus, naked and…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Francisco en oración (Saint Francis in prayer) c.1630–1640 Oil on canvas, 134 x 97 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Ecce Homo 1632–1634 Oil on canvas, 57 x 46 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Casilda (Saint Casilda) c.1630–1635 Oil on canvas, 171 x 107 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Images of saints depicted alone, holding their attributes and looking out of the picture space were among the most popular compositions within…
(1634–1696) Queen consort of Spain (1649–1665) Mariana de Austria in Art: Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Retrato de doña Mariana de Austria 1655–1657 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Las Meninas 1656 Museo del Prado, Madrid Born December 23 1634 Vienna (Austria)…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Saskia with Pearls in her Hair 1634 Etching, 7.9 x 6.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton See also: • Uylenburgh, Saskia van (1612-1642)
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Margarita de Antioquía (Saint Margaret of Antioch) 1630–1634 Oil on canvas, 163 × 105 cm National Gallery, London The fourth-century saint Margaret was said to come from the city of Antioch. Her father, a pagan priest, cast…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales) 1633–1634 Oil on gessoed oak panel, 84.46 x 65.72 cm Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis See also: • Charles I (England)
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Francisco de Asís en su tumba (Saint Francis of Assisi in His Tomb) 1630–1634 Oil on canvas, 204.79 × 113.35 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Une danse sur la musique du temps (A Dance to the Music of Time) c.1634–1636 Oil on canvas, 82.5 x 104 cm Wallace Collection, London