Tag: Amsterdam

Govert Bidloo

(1649–1713) Govert Bidloo or Govard Bidloo Works: Anatomia Humani Corporis 1690 National Library of Medicine, Bethesda       Born March 12 1649 Amsterdam (Netherlands) Died March 30 1713 Leiden (Netherlands) Occupation Anatomist Physician Occupation Playwright Poet Writer  

Gérard de Lairesse

(1641–1711) The artist’s works: Venus Presenting Weapons to Aeneas second half of 17th Century Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp The Institution of the Eucharist 1664–1665 Musée du Louvre, Paris Aeneas and the Sibyl c.1670 National Gallery of Art, Washington Hermes Ordering Calypso…

Hendrickje Stoffels

(1626–1663) Hendrickje Stoffels in Art: Rembrandt (1606-1669) Holy Family 1645 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg     Rembrandt (1606-1669) A Woman bathing in a Stream 1654 National Gallery, London     Rembrandt (1606-1669) Bathsheba at Her Bath 1654 Musée du Louvre, Paris    …

Saskia van Uylenburgh

(1612–1642) Saskia in Art: Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Portrait of a Woman in Profile c.1636 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford     Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Saskia s.d. National Gallery of Art, Washington     Rembrandt (1606-1669) Bellona 1633 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York    …

Rembrandt

(1606–1669) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn The artist’s works: 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s No date Rembrandt in Art: Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Rembrandt as Shepherd 1636 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam     Rembrandt’s influence in Art: Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Self-Portrait when Young 1753–1758 Tate Britain, London  …

Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (1663)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (Brieflezende vrouw) 1663 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 39 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Enjoying a quiet, private moment, this young woman is absorbed in reading a letter in the morning light. She is…

The Milkmaid (1660)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Milkmaid (Het melkmeisje) 1660 Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 41 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam A maidservant pours milk, entirely absorbed in her work. Except for the stream of milk, everything else is still. Vermeer took this simple everyday…

The Love Letter (1669)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Love Letter (De liefdesbrief) 1669 Oil on canvas, 44 x 38.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer chose an unusual vantage point for this painting. From a dim space in the foreground, a glimpse is afforded of another room…

The Little Street (1658)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Little Street (Het Straatje, Delft) 1658 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 44 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam This is an unusual painting in Vermeer’s oeuvre, and remarkable for its time as a portrait of ordinary houses. The composition is…

Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam)

Established: 1800 Location: Jan Luijkenstraat 1, 1071 CJ Amsterdam Website: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also:…