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Olga Picasso (1923)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Olga Picasso 1923 Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm Private collection See also: • Khokhlova, Olga (1891-1955)

Portrait of Pieter Brueghel (c.1626-1632)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Portrait of Pieter Brueghel c.1626–1632 Etching, 24.1 x 14.9 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Pieter Brueghel was the eldest son of the famous Flemish genre painter, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (about 1525–1569). The younger Brueghel painted landscapes, religious…

Portrait of Jan Brueghel (c.1626-1632)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Portrait of Jan Brueghel c.1626–1632 Etching, 9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Jan Brueghel (about 1568–1625) was a very successful Flemish painter active in Antwerp. He was the second son of Pieter Bruegel…

Portrait of a Man (c.1630)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Portrait of a Man c.1630 Oil on canvas, 105.4 × 83.8 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo The man in this painting remains unidentified, but the painting was made during a period when Anthony van Dyck painted portraits…

Young Man with a Plumed Hat (1631)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Young Man with a Plumed Hat 1631 Oil on wood panel, 81.3 × 66 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo This young man’s flamboyant feathered cap and gold chain did not reflect contemporary 17th-century Dutch fashion. Rather, the theatricality of…

Man in a Fur-Lined Coat (c.1655-1660)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Man in a Fur-Lined Coat c.1655–1660 Oil on canvas, 114.9 × 88.3 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Rembrandt’s reputation as one of the greatest artists of the Western world rests largely on his uncanny ability to convey the psychological…

Portrait de Madame de Pompadour (1758)

Boucher, François (1703-1770) Portrait de Madame de Pompadour (Portrait of Madame Pompadour) 1758 Oil on canvas, 57.8 × 52.4 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London François Boucher (1703-1770) was born in Paris and probably received his first artistic training from his father…

La Carmencita (1890)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita 1890 Oil on canvas, 73 x 50.2 cm Private collection Compare: Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita 1890 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita c.1890 Musée du Louvre, Paris     See also: • La…

Portrait of a Man with an Open Book (1430s)

Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Portrait of a Man with an Open Book – Guillaume Fillastre (?) (recto) 1430s Unidentified paint on panel, 33.7 x 23.5 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Branch of Holly (verso) The man looks up, as if…

Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione (1630)

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione (after Raphael) 1630 Oil on panel, 90.2 x 67.5 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This is a copy by Peter Paul Rubens of a renowned portrait of the Italian author and diplomat Baldassare…