Rembrandt (1606-1669) Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol s.d. Oil on wood, 36.5 x 28.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York See also: • Coppenol, Lieven Willemsz van (1598-1667)
Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (s.d.)
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Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes (1680)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes 1680 Oil on canvas, 138 x 190 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague This painting by De Lairesse is a typical example of the style that came into fashion in Holland…
Helen arriving in Troy (1685-1690)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Helen arriving in Troy c.1685–1690 Oil on canvas, 60 x 67 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Title: The Landing of Helen led by Paris to the palace of Priam, in Troy Former title: Landing of Cleopatra at…
Hercules between Vice and Virtue (c.1685)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Hercules between Vice and Virtue c.1685 Oil on canvas, 112 x 181 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The theme comes from the famous apologue of Prodicas, transmitted by Xenophon (Memorabilia, II, 1, 21-34), often represented by painters…
Abraham receiving the three angels of the Lord (1680-1685)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Abraham receiving the three angels of the Lord c.1680–1685 Oil on canvas, 120 x 164 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Episode taken from the Bible (Genesis, XVIII, 6-15). In the background, Sarah, Abraham’s old wife, who will…
The Institution of the Eucharist (1664-1665)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) The Institution of the Eucharist 1664–1665 Oil on canvas, 137 x 155 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Dated quite early in the artist’s work, around 1664–1665. – Another reduced version at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Roy, no P 10).…
Hagar in the Desert (1675-1680)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Hagar in the Desert 1675–1680 Oil on canvas, 74 x 60 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Maternal Love (c.1685)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Maternal Love (Caritas) c.1685 Oil on canvas, 57 x 48.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Bacchus and Ariadne (c.1680)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Bacchus and Ariadne c.1680 Oil on canvas, 175.2 x 92.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (on loan from Mauritshuis, The Hague) Ovid described the following scene in his Metamorphoses: on the island of Naxos, Bacchus, the god of wine, chances upon…
Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus (c.1680)
Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus c.1680 Oil on canvas, 132 x 96 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam During his wanderings, Odysseus encounters the nymph Calypso, who falls in love with him and holds him captive on her island.…