Tag: painting

A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal (c.1670-1672)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal (Zittende virginaalspeelster) c.1670–1672 Oil on canvas, 51.5 x 45.5 cm National Gallery, London A colourful hanging tapestry has been swept to one side to reveal a young woman seated at a…

The Concert (c. 1665)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Concert (Het concert) c.1665 Oil on canvas, 72.5 x 64.7 cm Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (stolen)

The Astronomer (1668)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Astronomer (De astronoom) 1668 Oil on canvas 51 x 45 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Celestial globe by J. Hondius (1600) and astronomy manual by Metius (1621) opening to the chapter devoted to the stars, with engraving…

Allegory of Faith (1670-1672)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Allegory of Faith (Allegorie op het geloof) 1670–1672 Oil on canvas, 114.3 x 88.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This picture, made at a moment when public celebrations of the Mass were forbidden in the Dutch…

Vincent’s Bedroom in Arles (1889)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Vincent’s Bedroom in Arles (F 483, JH 1793) 1889 Oil on canvas, 57.3 x 73.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Compare: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Bedroom 1888 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam     Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Bedroom 1889 Art…

Van Gogh Painting Sunflowers (1888)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Van Gogh Painting Sunflowers 1888 Oil on canvas, 73 x 91 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Compare: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Sunflowers 1888 National Gallery, London     See also: • Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890)