Rembrandt (1606-1669) Bellona 1633 Oil on canvas, 127 x 97.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Typical of Rembrandt’s domestication of ancient myth, this depiction of the Roman goddess of war may have reflected the Dutch readiness for conflict during…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Aristotle and Bust of Homer 1653 Oil on canvas, 143.5 x 136.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Among The Met’s most celebrated works of art, this painting conveys Rembrandt’s meditation on the meaning of fame. The richly…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Judith at the banquet of Holofernes 1634 Oil on canvas, 143 x 154.7 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid In the past various authors have expressed their scepticism about the attribution of the painting to Rembrandt. However, the Rembrandt Research…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Flora c.1654 Oil on canvas, 100 x 91.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Unlike many of his ambitious contemporaries, Rembrandt never traveled to Italy. Nonetheless, Italian art had a profound effect on him; in this depiction of…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Houses of Parliament, Early Evening 1898 Oil on canvas, 33 x 41.5 cm Private collection See also: • Palace of Westminster (London)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Gathering Flowers in a French Garden 1888 Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 55.1 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Buoyed by his artistic success in Boston, Hassam sought instruction in Paris at the prestigious Académie Julian in 1886. Although…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Fireplace 1912 Oil on canvas, 14 x 21 cm Private Collection
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Columbus Avenue Rainy Day 1885 Oil on canvas Private collection See also: • Columbus Avenue (Boston)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Clearing Sunset (Corner of Berkeley Street and Columbus Avenue) 1890 Oil on canvas Private collection See also: • Berkeley Street (Boston) | Columbus Avenue (Boston)
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Rainy Day, Boston 1885 Oil on canvas, 66.3 x 122 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo “I am never tired of observing [people] in every-day life…. Humanity in motion is a constant study to me.” —Childe Hassam…