Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) René Descartes 1647–1648 Oil on oak wood, 19 x 14 cm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen The small painting has been dealt a hard time. Someone has scratched zigzag lines with a pointed object all over the painting. But…
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Couple (Probably Isaac Abrahamsz Massa and Beatrix van der Laen) c.1622 Oil on canvas, 140 x 166.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam This happy, smiling pair sits comfortably close to each other. Posing a couple together in…
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Man Holding a Watch 1643 Oil on canvas, 82.6 x 66.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia For a long time the identity of this bearded man was unknown. Recent scholarship reveals that it is very likely…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Quattro donne che fanno musica (Four Women making Music) 1658–1660 Oil on canvas, 57 x 101.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, May 1948. Four young women making music. Busts. The two…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait de l’artiste Berthe Morisot (Portrait of the Artist Berthe Morisot) 1872 Print, 19 x 13.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Berthe Morisot au bouquet de violettes 1872 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Berthe Morisot 1872 Victoria…
Perugino (c.1446-1523) Ritratto di giovane (Portrait of a Young Man) c.1500 Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 25.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Ritratto di vecchio (Portrait of an Old Man) early 1550s Oil on canvas, 93 x 72 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Glove c.1640 Oil on canvas, 80 x 66.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg The Hermitage’s Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Glove is marked by a rapid spontaneous manner of…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of Luther 1532–1533 Oil on panel, 19.5 x 14 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Compare: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Martin Luther 1525 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Martin…
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Jeune fille au piano, Ouverture de Tannhaüser (Girl at the Piano, The Overture to Tannhauser) c.1868 Oil on canvas, 57.8 x 92.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Cézanne painted this work at Jas de Bouffan, an estate near…