Tag: Amsterdam

Mary Magdalene (1854)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Mary Magdalene 1854 Oil on paper on panel, 31 × 35 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Head of a young woman. Together with SK-A-4173 forms a bust of Mary Magdalene. (RIJKS)

Self-portrait (1887)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-portrait (F 295, JH 1211) 1887 Oil on cardboard, 42 x 34 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam After hearing from his brother Theo about the new colourful French painting, Vincent went to live in Paris in 1886. He soon…

Jupiter and Antiope (1659)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Jupiter and Antiope 1659 Etching and drypoint, 13.9 x 20.1 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt depicts the slumbering Antiope so convincingly that it seems he is drawing a model actually sleeping soundly. She lies in a totally relaxed pose, her lips parted…

The Mine Crachet-Picquery (1888-1890)

Boch, Eugène (1855-1941) The Mine Crachet-Picquery in Frameries, Borinage 1888–1890 Oil on canvas, 56 x 78 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Exchanged by the artist with Theo van Gogh, Paris, 22 June 1890.

The Bedroom (1888)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Bedroom 1888 Oil on canvas, 72.4 x 91.3 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam The portrait of Eugène Boch on the wall: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Eugène Boch 1888 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     While he was in Arles,…

Autoportrait au vase de fleurs (1897)

Bernard, Émile (1868-1941) Autoportrait au vase de fleurs (Self-portrait with a vase of flowers) 1897 Oil on canvas, 52 x 42 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ‘A nos amis de Hollande‘ (to our friends in the Netherlands), Bernard wrote at the top left.…

Femmes au bord de la mer (1889)

Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Femmes au bord de la mer (Women on the Seashore) 1889 Watercolor on paper, 22.2 x 30.7 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam See also: • Martinique (France)

Paysage de la Martinique (1887-1888)

Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Paysage de la Martinique (Landscape on Martinique) 1887–1888 Oil on canvas, 59.7 x 73.1 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam A woman enters the scene from stage left, as it were. The long, slender trunks of the trees on each…