Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di famiglia (Family Portrait) 1598–1600 Oil on canvas, 105 x 85 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano
Ritratto di famiglia (1598-1600)
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Il Giurista (1566)
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Il Giurista (The Lawyer, possibly Ulrich Zasius) 1566 Oil on canvas, 64 x 51 cm Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Il Bibliotecario (1562)
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Il Bibliotecario (The Librarian) 1562 Oil on canvas, 98 x 71 cm Skoklosters Slott, Sweden
The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (1434-1435)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin c.1434–1435 Oil on panel, 66 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Painted for Nicolas Rolin (around 1376/80-1462), chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy Philippe the Good, to adorn the personal chapel (Saint-Sébastien…
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…
Woman with a Lute (1662-1663)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Lute (De luitspeelster) 1662–1663 Oil on canvas, 51.4 x 45.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A young woman glances out a window while tuning her lute. Open songbooks and a viola da gamba…
The Guitar Player (c.1672)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Guitar Player (De gitaarspeelster) c.1672 Oil on canvas, 53 x 46.3 cm Kenwood House, London Compare: Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Young Woman seated at a Virginal c.1672–1675 Private collection, New York
The Geographer (1669)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Geographer (De geograaf) 1669 Oil on canvas, 52 x 45 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt The geographer has just been measuring distances on a map with his compass; now, he pauses for thought. The globe and the map…
The Astronomer (1668)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Astronomer (De astronoom) 1668 Oil on canvas 51 x 45 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Celestial globe by J. Hondius (1600) and astronomy manual by Metius (1621) opening to the chapter devoted to the stars, with engraving…
The Art of Painting (c.1666-1668)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Art of Painting (De Schilderkunst) c.1666–1668 Oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Signature: Marked on the lower border strip of the map: I Ver-Meer Inscribed on the top border of the map: NOVA…