Tag: Netherlands

Leiden (Netherlands)

Births: • Foch, Nina (1924-2008) • Rembrandt (1606-1669) Deaths: • Bidloo, Govert (1649-1713) • Van Gogh, Anna Carbentus (1819-1907) See also: • Cities | Netherlands

Rembrandt

(1606–1669) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn The artist’s works: 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s No date Rembrandt in Art: Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Rembrandt as Shepherd c.1636 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam     Rembrandt’s influence in Art: Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Self-Portrait when Young 1753–1758 Tate Britain, London  …

Nina Foch

(1924–2008) Nina Consuelo Maud Fock Filmography as Actress: The Ten Commandments 1956 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner     Spartacus 1960 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier     Rich and Famous 1981 Director: George Cukor Starring:…

Delft (Netherlands)

Delft in Art: Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) View of the Oude Delft Canal c.1660 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit     Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Little Street c.1658 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam     Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) View of Delft c.1660–1661 Mauritshuis, The Hague     Births:…

Woman with a Pearl Necklace (1663-1665)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Pearl Necklace (Vrouw met parelsnoer) 1663–1665 Oil on canvas, 56.1 x 47.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SIGNATURE / INSCRIPTION: Inscription on the table top: IVMeer (IVM in ligature) A young woman stands at a table and…

Young Woman seated at a Virginal (c.1672-1675)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Young Woman seated at a Virginal (Zittende virginaalspeelster) c.1672–1675 Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 20.1 cm Private collection, New York This entrancing picture, the only one of Vermeer’s mature works remaining in private hands, captures the quiet joy of…

Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (c.1663)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (Brieflezende vrouw) c.1663 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 39 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Enjoying a quiet, private moment, this young woman is absorbed in reading a letter in the morning light. She is…

The Milkmaid (c.1660)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Milkmaid (Het melkmeisje) c.1660 Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 41 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam A maidservant pours milk, entirely absorbed in her work. Except for the stream of milk, everything else is still. Vermeer took this simple everyday…

The Love Letter (c.1669-1670)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Love Letter (De liefdesbrief) c.1669–1670 Oil on canvas, 44 x 38.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer chose an unusual vantage point for this painting. From a dim space in the foreground, a glimpse is afforded of another room…