Post, Frans (1612-1680) Landscape in Dutch Brazil 1652 Oil on canvas, 282.5 x 210.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam From 1630 the Dutch West India Company (WIC) conquers parts of Brazil and ousts the Portuguese based there. Foiling the enemy is a main…
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) La Virgen con el Niño (Madonna and Child) c.1670 Oil on canvas, 190 x 137 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, May 1948. Mary, seated on the clouds, holds with both…
Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) The Terrace, Berne 1875 Watercolor and brush on paper, 35.5 x 44.3 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Inscription: ‘Berne, from terrace of hotel where we first stayed on our wedding journey’ See also: • Bern (Switzerland)
Guercino (1591-1666) Sant’Antonio da Padova (Saint Anthony of Padua) s.d. Etching on paper, 15.1 x 11.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Regata sul Canal Grande, nei pressi del Ponte di Rialto, Venezia (Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice) 1780–1793 Oil on canvas, 48 x 79 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam View over the Grand Canal near the…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Paysage avec des falaises rocheuses et une cascade (Landscape with Rocky Cliffs and a Waterfall) 1872 Oil on canvas, 61 x 73 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam At the time of the Hague School, the French painter Courbet enjoyed a…
Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Nature morte aux pommes (Still Life with Apples) 1871–1872 Oil on canvas, 59 x 48 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Signature and date: ‘G. Courbet. 72.’ Inscription: ‘St. Pélagie’ Although the painting is dated 1872, it may have been made…
Balleroy, Albert de (1828-1872) Le débuché (The Debut / Wild boar hunting) 1863 Etching on paper, 24 x 32 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Piazza San Marco a Venezia (St. Mark’s Square in Venice) after 1776 Oil on canvas, 29.5 × 44.7 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna See also: • Piazza San Marco (Venezia)
Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) Cristo che porta la croce (Christ Carrying the Cross) c.1605–1607 Oil on canvas, 138.5 × 173 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna When Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, “women ran behind, weeping and lamenting. And Jesus turned to them…