Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan 1633 Oil on canvas, 125.7 x 101 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This animated portrait has a pendant showing the sitter’s husband rising from a chair (Taft Museum, Cincinnati).…
Guercino (1591-1666) Agar e Ismaele nel deserto confortati dall’angelo (The Angel appears to Hagar and Ishmael) 1652–1653 Oil on canvas, 193 x 229 cm National Gallery, London The story of Hagar and Ishmael is told in the Old Testament (Genesis…
Director: David Miller Producer: Ross Hunter, Martin Melcher Screenplay: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts Based on: Matilda Shouted Fire by Janet Green Genre: Thriller, Mystery Music: Frank Skinner Country: United States Language: English Studio: Universal Studios Release date: 1960 Running time:…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Prune (Plum Brandy) c.1877 Oil on canvas, 73.6 x 50.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A woman with light skin sits facing us across a marble-topped table in a café in this vertical painting. Her body…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Majas al balcón (Majas on a Balcony) c.1810 Oil on canvas, 194.9 x 125.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The theme of women on a balcony overseen by watchful, somewhat threatening male companions resulted in one…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Doña Isabel de Porcel before 1805 Oil on canvas, 82 x 54.6 cm National Gallery, London A woman sits or stands, the top half of her body swung to our left, as she turns towards someone or something outside…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) La Duquesa de Alba (The Duchess of Alba) 1797 Oil on canvas, 210.2 x 149.3 cm Hispanic Society of America, New York See also: • María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba (1762-1802)
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Giovanni (?) Arnolfini and his Wife 1434 Oil on oak, 82.2 x 60 cm National Gallery, London This must be one of the most famous paintings in the world, and one of the most intriguing.…