Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Merrymakers at Shrovetide c.1616–1617 Oil on canvas, 131.4 x 99.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Shrovetide, now better known as Mardi Gras, is the traditional period of indulgence before the fasting and self-discipline of Lent. In the…
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) The Laughing Cavalier 1624 Oil on canvas, 83 x 67.3 cm Wallace Collection, London A highly gifted portraitist, Frans Hals had a supreme ability to characterise his sitters and make them appear lifelike. This exuberant portrait of a…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Andrés (Saint Andrew) 1635–1640 Oil on canvas, 146 x 61 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) La Sagrada Familia (The Holy Family) 1659 Oil on canvas, 121.5 x 97 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 120 x 102 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Le nozze di Cana (The Wedding at Cana) 1566 Oil on wood, 40 x 28 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) 1551–1553 Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 48 × 39.2 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Signorelli, Luca (c.1445-1523) San Giacomo il Maggiore con un pellegrino vivo e uno morto (Saint James the Greater with a Living and a Dead Pilgrim) c.1508 Oil on wood, 34 × 26.2 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Study of a Man’s Head c.1616–1619 Oil on oak, 55 × 42 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) San Girolamo (Saint Jerome) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 123.5 × 95.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest