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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
Wapping in art: Whistler, James (1834-1903) Wapping 1860–1864 National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Districts | London (England) | Thames
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Musique aux Tuileries (Music in the Tuileries Gardens) 1862 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 118.1 cm National Gallery, London Portraits included in the painting: Image: The National Gallery, London 1. Édouard Manet (1832-1883) 2. Comte Albert de Balleroy (1828-1872) 3. Champfleury…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Landscape with the Flight into Egypt 1563 Oil on canvas, 37.1 x 55.6 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery 1565 Oil on canvas, 24 x 34 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London