Tag: England

Buckingham Palace (London)

Construction started: 1703 Completed: 1962 Address: London, SW1A 1AA, UK Website: https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace Royal Collection Collection: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Venere e Marte (1815-19) • Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653): Autoritratto come allegoria della Pittura (1638-39) • Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640): Self-Portrait (1623) • Tiziano (c.1488-1576):…

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    

Kenwood House (London)

Built: 17th century Opened to the public: 1928 Location: Hampstead Ln, Tottenham, London NW3 7JR Website: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kenwood/ Collection: • Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675): The Guitar Player (c.1672) See also: • Houses | London (England) | Museums

A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal (c.1670-1672)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal (Staande Virginaalspeelster) c.1670–1672 Oil on canvas, 51.7 x 45.2 cm National Gallery, London A young woman standing at a keyboard holds our eye with a direct gaze. Suffused in the light…

A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal (c.1670-1672)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal (Zittende virginaalspeelster) c.1670–1672 Oil on canvas, 51.5 x 45.5 cm National Gallery, London A colourful hanging tapestry has been swept to one side to reveal a young woman seated at a…

Orazione nell’orto (c.1455-1456)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Orazione nell’orto (Agony in the Garden) c.1455–1456 Egg tempera on wood, 62.9 × 80 cm National Gallery, London Christ is shown in prayer. Aware that his disciple Judas had betrayed him, he left Jerusalem and took refuge in…

Madonna del Prato (c.1500-1505)

Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow) c.1500–1505 Oil on synthetic panel, transferred from wood, 66.5 × 85.1 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary adores the Christ Child sleeping on her lap. Giovanni Bellini was one of…

Doge Leonardo Loredan (1501-1502)

Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Doge Leonardo Loredan 1501–1502 Oil on poplar, 61.4 x 44.5 cm National Gallery, London Leonardo Loredan knows that he is being looked at, but he does not return our gaze. He is the doge, the ruler of the…

Portsmouth (England)

Portsmouth in Art: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le pont du HMS Calcutta, Portsmouth c.1876 Tate Britain, London     Births: • Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) • Madden, John (1949) See also: • Cities | England | UK

Chelsea (London)

Chelsea in art: Whistler, James (1834-1903) Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf c.1864–1868 National Gallery of Art, Washington     Births: • Fox, Edward (1937) • Philip, Ethel (1861-1920) • York, Susannah (1939-2011) Deaths: • Bergman, Ingrid (1915-1982) • Bogarde, Dirk (1921-1999) • Johnson, Richard (1927-2015)…