Tissot, James (1836-1902) L’Annonciation (The Annunciation) 1886–1894 Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, 17 x 21.7 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York According to Luke, an angel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God.…
Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Portrait de femme (Portrait of a Woman) c.1895 Oil on canvas, 160.5 x 105.5 cm Musée Picasso, Paris Brassaï, photo of Picasso in his studio at 23 rue La Boétie, standing in front of Rousseau’s Portrait of a…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman early 1660s Oil on canvas, 74.1 x 64.6 cm Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London A Lady at the Virginal with a Gentleman entered the Royal Collection in 1762 as a work…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Love Letter (De liefdesbrief) c.1669–1670 Oil on canvas, 44 x 38.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer chose an unusual vantage point for this painting. From a dim space in the foreground, a glimpse is afforded of another room…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (Schrijvende vrouw met dienstbode) c.1670 Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 60.5 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Considered one of the principal Dutch painters, Vermeer specialised in genre scenes, many of…
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…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Girl with the Wineglass (Maedchen mit weinglas) c.1658–1659 Oil on canvas, 78 x 67 cm Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig Compare: Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Glass of Wine 1658–1660 Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
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…
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…
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…