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Tilla Durieux (1914)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Tilla Durieux (Ottilie Godeffroy, 1880-1971) 1914 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 73.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In July 1914, just prior to the outbreak of World War I, the famous German actress Tilla Durieux…

Femme assise au bord de la mer (1883)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Femme assise au bord de la mer (By the Seashore) 1883 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 72.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Renoir likely painted this work in his studio, posing his model in a…

Portrait of an Old Man (1665)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of an Old Man 1665 Oil on canvas, 104 x 86 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Signed and dated in 1665, this portrait was created towards the end of Rembrandt‘s prolific artistic career, much of which was…

Maria Bockenolle, Wife of Johannes Elison (1634)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Maria Bockenolle, Wife of Johannes Elison 1634 Oil on canvas, 174.9 x 124.1 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Maria Bockenolle was Dutch but lived in England; here she is dressed according to English fashion. Her broad-brimmed hat,…

Reverend Johannes Elison (1634)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Reverend Johannes Elison 1634 Oil on canvas, 174 x 124.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Reverend Johannes Elison was the minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in Norwich, England; his wife, Maria Bockenolle, is represented in…

Portrait of Jacob Trip (c.1661)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of Jacob Trip c.1661 Oil on canvas, 130.5 x 97 cm National Gallery, London This wise-looking old man is Jacob Trip. He was one of the biggest arms dealers during one of the most turbulent periods of…

Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels (1654-1656)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels probably 1654–1656 Oil on canvas, 101.9 x 83.7 cm National Gallery, London Something doesn’t quite add up about this mysterious portrait. The sitter – Rembrandt did not identify her – has an almost regal…