Rembrandt (1606-1669) Saskia van Uylenburgh, the Wife of the Artist probably begun 1634/1635 and completed 1638/1640 Oil on panel, 60.5 x 49 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Woman, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family 1632 Oil on canvas, 111.8 x 88.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This portrait is a pendant to the Portrait of a Man (29.100.3). If…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family 1632 Oil on canvas, 111.8 x 88.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The man is most likely Cornelis van Beresteyn (1586–1638), a wealthy burgomaster of…
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…
Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Woman on a Striped Sofa with a Dog 1876 Oil on wood panel, 41.9 x 33.3 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA After studying in the United States and traveling throughout Europe, Cassatt settled in Paris in 1874.…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Lola de Valence 1862 Oil on canvas, 123 x 92 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Lola de Valence, née Dolores Melea
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Madame Pierre Henri Renoir 1870 Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 64.8 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA This is one of two pendant portraits that Renoir painted of his elder brother, Pierre Henri, and his wife, Blanche-Marie Blanc…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait de Madame Brunet (Portrait of Madame Brunet) c.1860–1863, reworked by 1867 Oil on canvas, 132.4 x 100 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles This portrait’s bold brushwork, stark contrasts of light and dark, and frank presentation of the sitter…
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:…