Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Jane Seymour c.1536–1537 Oil on oak, 65.5 × 47 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Holbein became court painter to Henry VIII of England in 1536. Among the first of his paintings in the service of the King was…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Hélène Fourment (“The Furry”) c.1636–1638 Oil on oak, 178.7 × 86.2 × 2.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The posture of Rubens‘ second wife Helena Fourment (1614-1674, married in 1630) is reminiscent of the type of the ancient…
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Judith with the head of Holofernes c.1530 Oil on lime, 87.7 × 58.1 × 2.4 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Through courage and cunning, the Old Testament heroine had succeeded in penetrating Holofernes’ tent camp, which had…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus at the Mirror 1613–1614 Oil on panel, 124 x 98 cm Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Hélène Fourment putting on a glove c.1632 Oil on oak, 96.6 x 69 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich When compared with the elaborate and imposing full-length portrait of Helene Fourment in the collection (inv. no. 340), the present…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) La mort de Sardanapale (The Death of Sardanapalus) 1844 Oil on canvas, 73.7 × 92.6 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) La Mort de Sardanapale, esquisse 1826–1827 Musée du Louvre, Paris Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Mort de…
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto (Self-portrait) c.1577 Oil on copper, 17 x 14 cm Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Verso: Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Gian Paolo Zappi c.1577 Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Double portrait of a married couple. See also:…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement (Women of Algiers in their Apartment) 1834 Oil on canvas, 180 × 229 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Femmes d’Alger dans leur intérieur 1849 Musée Fabre, Montpellier Copies: Fantin-Latour,…
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Copie d’après les Femmes d’Alger d’Eugène Delacroix (Copy after The Women of Algiers by Eugène Delacroix) 1876 Oil on canvas, 73.9 × 93.8 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement 1834 Musée…
