Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Diana and her nymphs (Diana en haar Nimfen) c.1653–1654 Oil on canvas, 97.8 x 104.6 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague Signed lower left, on the rock, between the dog and the thistle: JVMeer VM in ligature Vermeer is best…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Mistress and Maid (Dame en dienstbode) c.1666–1667 Oil on canvas, 90.2 x 78.7 cm Frick Collection, New York Vermeer chose a large canvas for this composition, which presents two women pondering a newly arrived letter. Depicting an interior…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Lacemaker (De kantwerkster) 1669–1670 Oil on canvas transferred to panel, 24 x 21 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The motif of the lacemaker at work is traditionally a sign of domestic virtue, tinged with religious moralism (the…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Christus in het huis van Martha en Maria) 1654–1656 Oil on canvas, 158.5 x 141.5 cm Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La promenade (The Walk) 1870 Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 64.8 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles What Pierre-Auguste Renoir himself titled this painting is unknown, but La Promenade is in part an homage to earlier artists whom he greatly…
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Morte della Vergine (Death of the Virgin) c.1462 Oil on wood, 54.5 x 42 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Virgin Mary lies on her deathbed, surrounded by eleven Apostles. Through the window, the Borgo di San Giorgio and…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Il festino degli dei (The Feast of the Gods) 1514 Oil on canvas, 170 x 188 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Six women, eight men, two satyrs, and one child gather in pairs and trios in a…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Portrait of Vincent van Gogh, the Artist’s Grandfather 1881 Pencil, brush and ink and watercolour, on paper, 34.5 cm x 26.1 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam F0876-JH0014 Etten, July 1881 See also: • Van Gogh, Vincent, Grandfather (1789-1874)
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, Anna van Gogh (F 477, JH 1600) 1888 Oil on canvas, 40.6 x 32.4 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena In September 1888, Van Gogh, living in the south of France, received from…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Chemin de fer (The Railway, Gare Saint-Lazare) 1873 Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 111.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Gare Saint-Lazare, in 1873 the largest and busiest train station in Paris, is unseen in this painting.…