Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) The Adoration of the Kings before 1621 Oil on copper, 33.7 x 48.7 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Compare: Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Adoration of the Magi 1598–1600 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Brueghel, Jan the…
Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-1569) The Adoration of the Kings 1564 Oil on oak, 112.1 × 83.9 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin sits in front of a dilapidated stable with the naked Christ Child on her knee. Three men offer…
Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516) Christ Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns) c.1510 Oil on oak, 73.8 × 59 cm National Gallery, London Christ stares calmly out at us from the heart of this picture, his serenity a vivid contrast to the brutality of…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) A Priestess of Apollo 1888 Oil on canvas, 34.9 x 29.8 cm Tate Britain, London
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Lady 1627 Oil on canvas, 86.5 x 70.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Frans Hals, one of the most celebrated portrait painters of the 17th century, demonstrated here his signature verve in inscribing decoration…
Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Joseph Interpreting the Prisoners’ Dreams c.1638 Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper, 17.3 × 20.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago For many years, this drawing was believed to be by…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Hare Hunters 1566 Etching in black on ivory laid paper, 21.5 × 29.2 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching might represent two related proverbs popularized by the philosopher/writer Erasmus in the mid-1500s: “He who…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Bowman (frontispiece from The Epic of Kings, Stories Retold from Firdusi) 1882 Etching in black on cream wove paper, 18.7 × 13.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This etching is one of two prints that Sir Lawrence…
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) A Young Man in a Large Hat 1626–1629 Oil on panel, 29.3 x 23.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Frans Hals was the preeminent portrait painter in Haarlem, the most important artistic center of Holland in the early…
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Woman Aged Sixty 1633 Oil on canvas, 102.5 x 86.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The strength and vitality of the people who helped establish the new Dutch Republic are nowhere better captured than…