Rembrandt (1606-1669) Saint Bartholomew 1657 Oil on canvas, 122.7 x 99.7 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the greatest artists of all time and acclaimed for his compelling representations of the human condition. Known…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Corniche près de Monaco (La Corniche near Monaco) 1884 Oil on canvas, 75 x 94 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam In Monet’s time La Corniche was a narrow mountain track; nowadays, it is the main road between Nice and…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-Portrait (F 345, JH 1249) 1887 Oil on board on panel, 41 × 32.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In 1886 Vincent van Gogh left his native Holland and settled in Paris, where his beloved brother…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Bedroom 1889 Oil on canvas, 73.6 × 92.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Vincent van Gogh so highly esteemed his bedroom painting that he made three distinct versions: the first, now in the collection of…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self-portrait wearing a hat and two chains c.1642–1643 Oil on panel, 72 x 54.8 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Rembrandt is considered one of the greatest masters in the history of painting, as well as a superb and prolific engraver.…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Potato Eaters 1885 Lithograph on paper, 26.5 x 32.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The series on the Potato Eaters, executed in Nuenen in spring 1885, is one of the most significant of Vincent van Gogh’s first…