Tag: Art

Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy (c.1435)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy c.1435 Oil on oak, 26.6 x 19.5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The middle-aged, male subject of this portrait is depicted as a half-figure who turns towards the left and is presented in front of…

The Annunciation (c.1434-1436)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation c.1434–1436 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 90.2 x 34.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Annunciation described by Saint Luke is interpreted in terms of actuality in this painting, which was probably once…

The Goldsmith Jan de Leeuw (1436)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Goldsmith Jan de Leeuw 1436 Oil on oak, 24.6 x 19.2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Signature: on the original frame the inscription: IAN DE (image of a lion) OP SANT ORSELEN DACH/DAT CLAER EERST MET OGHEN SACH.…

Marie-Hortense Fiquet, Madame Cézanne

(1850–1922) Hortense in Art: Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Femme allaitant son enfant 1872 Private collection     Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Portrait de Madame Cézanne 1885–1886 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia     Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Madame Cézanne 1888–1890 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York    …

Portrait of Margaret van Eyck (1439)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Margaret van Eyck (Portret van Margareta van Eyck) 1439 Oil on panel, 32.6 x 25.8 cm Groeningemuseum, Bruges inscription and dating (top): .CO[N]IV[N]X M[EV]S IOH[ANN]ES ME C[OM]PLEVIT AN[N]O . 1439°.17°IVNIJ age ported (bottom): ETAS MEA…

Groeningemuseum (Bruges)

Opened: 1930 Address: Dijver 12, 8000 Brugge, Belgium Website: https://www.museabrugge.be/en/visit-our-museums/our-museums-and-monuments/groeningemuseum Collection: • Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516): The Last Judgment (1500-05) • Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441): Portrait of Margaret van Eyck (1439) • Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441): The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (1436) See also: • Bruges (Belgium) | Museums

Romaine Lacaux

Romaine Lacaux in Art: Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Romaine Lacaux 1864 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland    

Portrait of a Man, Léal Souvenir (1432)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a Man (Léal Souvenir) 1432 Oil on oak, 33.3 x 18.9 cm National Gallery, London This small portrait is puzzling in many ways. We don‘t know who this man was or why he is holding…

Portrait of a Man (1433)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?) 1433 Oil on oak, 26 x 19 cm National Gallery, London This man, his face impassive and his gaze intense, is almost certainly Jan van Eyck himself. No other portraits of…