Rembrandt (1606-1669) Head of a Young Man with Clasped Hands, Study of the Figure of the Christ c.1648–1652 Oil on oak panel, 25.5 x 20.1 cm Louvre, Abu Dhabi This work is part of the group of Figures of Christ, alongside six…
(1593–1652) The artist’s works: La Diseuse de bonne aventure probably 1630s Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York La Madeleine au miroir c.1635–1640 National Gallery of Art, Washington La Madeleine aux deux flammes c.1640 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Les Larmes de saint Pierre…
Post, Frans (1612-1680) Landscape in Dutch Brazil 1652 Oil on canvas, 282.5 x 210.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam From 1630 the Dutch West India Company (WIC) conquers parts of Brazil and ousts the Portuguese based there. Foiling the enemy is a main…
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Magdalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) c.1650–1665 Oil on canvas, 123.2 x 108 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Tradition holds that Saint Mary Magdalene, a close follower of Jesus Christ, retreated to a cave in penitence during…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Faust c.1652 Etching, drypoint, and engraving, 20.8 × 16.03 cm Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Compare: Rembrandt (1606-1669) A Scholar in His Study c.1652 Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia
(1591–1652) José de Ribera, Josep de Ribera called Lo Spagnoletto The artist’s works: Saint Thomas 1609–1610 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Le lacrime di San Pietro c.1612–1613 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Il gusto c.1614–1616 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Apostolo c.1615–1619 National Gallery, London…
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…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) La Petite Tombe (Jesus Christ Preaching) c.1652 Etching and drypoint, 15.56 x 20.64 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo
Rembrandt (1606-1669) A Scholar in His Study (‘Faust’) c.1652 Etching, engraving and drypoint, 20.9 x 16 cm Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia Compare: Rembrandt (1606-1669) Faust c.1652 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Guercino (1591-1666) San Giovanni Battista nel deserto (Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness) 1652 Oil on canvas, 177.7 × 231.8 cm Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven