Tag: Netherlands

Wheat Field with Cypresses (1889)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Wheat Field with Cypresses (F 717, JH 1756) 1889 Oil on canvas 73.2 x 93.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cypresses gained ground in Van Gogh’s work by late June 1889 when he resolved…

Le Violiniste (1912-1913)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Le Violiniste (The Fiddler) 1912–1913 Oil on linen tablecloth, 196.5 x 166.5 x 6.5 cm Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Marc Chagall completed The Violinist shortly after moving from St. Petersburg to Paris. It is a good example of the…

Autoportrait aux sept doigts (1912-1913)

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Autoportrait aux sept doigts (Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers) 1912–1913 Oil on canvas, 135.5 x 117 x 6 cm Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Marc Chagall‘s Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers is not a naturalistic image, yet it describes a great deal…

Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam)

Founded: 1874 Address: Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, Netherlands Website: https://www.stedelijk.nl/en Collection: • Chagall, Marc (1887-1985): Autoportrait aux sept doigts (1912-13) • Chagall, Marc (1887-1985): Le Violiniste (1912-13) • Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890): La Berceuse (1889) See also: • Amsterdam (Netherlands) | Museums

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

(c.1525–1569) The artist’s works: Naval Battle in the Gulf of Naples c.1551–1553 Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma The Adoration of the Kings c.1556 Musées Royaux de Belgique, Brussels Parable of the Sower 1557 Timken Museum of Art, San Diego Landscape with the Fall…

Jan Vermeer (Johannes van der Meer)

(1632–1675) The artist’s works: Diana and her nymphs c.1653–1654 Mauritshuis, The Hague Christ in the House of Martha and Mary 1654–1656 Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh The Procuress 1656 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden A Maid Asleep 1656–1657 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Girl Reading…

Jan Van Eyck

(c.1390–1441) The artist’s works: Ghent altarpiece 1432 Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent Portrait of a Man 1432 National Gallery, London Portrait of a Man 1433 National Gallery, London The Annunciation Diptych c.1433–1435 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife 1434 National Gallery, London The Virgin…

Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

Director: Peter Webber Producer: Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker Screenplay: Olivia Hetreed Based on: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Genre: Drama Music: Alexandre Desplat Country: United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands Language: English Studio: UK Film Council, Archer Street Productions…

La Rendición de Breda (c.1635)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Las lanzas, o La Rendición de Breda (The Surrender of Breda) c.1635 Oil on canvas, 307.3 x 371.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid On June 5, 1625 the Dutch governor of Breda, Justinus van Nassau, surrendered the…