Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a man (from the Arnolfini family?) c.1438–1440 Oil on oak, 30 x 21.6 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The man, whose identity is not indicated by the picture itself, apparently belonged to the middle class, as his…
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…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Pearl Necklace (Vrouw met parelsnoer) 1663–1665 Oil on canvas, 56.1 x 47.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SIGNATURE / INSCRIPTION: Inscription on the table top: IVMeer (IVM in ligature) A young woman stands at a table and…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Glass of Wine (Het glas wijn) 1658–1660 Oil on canvas, 67.7 x 79.6 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin In the reflection of cool daylight, which penetrates from the left, especially through the front of the two windows, a young…
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Presentazione al Tempio (Presentation in the Temple) c.1454 Tempera on wood, 77.1 x 94.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Presentation of Christ in the Temple is narrated in the Gospel of Saint Luke (2:21–39). Soon after his birth, Jesus was…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Two Chained Monkeys 1562 Oil on oak panel, 19.9 x 23.3 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SHELFMARK / INSCRIPTION: Inscription lower left: • BRVEGEL • MDLXII • This unusual picture dates from the year 1562, shortly before Bruegel…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Netherlandish Proverbs 1559 Oil on oak panel, 117.2 x 163.8 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SHELFMARK / INSCRIPTION: Reference lower right: BRVEGEL • 1559 The picture brings together 100 proverbs and places them in surroundings that are as…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Matteo e l’angelo (St Matthew and the Angel) 1602 destroyed in 1945 Oil on canvas, 232 x 183 cm Bode Museum, Berlin (former Kaiser Friedrich Museum)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Fillide Melandroni (Portrait of a Courtesan) c.1597, destroyed in 1945 Oil on canvas, 66.8 x 53 cm Bode Museum, Berlin (former Kaiser Friedrich Museum) See also: • Fillide Melandroni