Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) A Man c.1435 Oil with egg tempera on oak, 40.7 x 28.1 cm National Gallery, London This striking portrait of a man in a red hat forms a pair with Campin’s A Woman – the sitters were clearly husband…
Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) A Woman c.1435 Oil with egg tempera on oak, 40.6 x 28.1 cm National Gallery, London This striking portrait of a woman forms a pair with Campin’s portrait A Man: the sitters were clearly married. We don’t know…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) A Young Man at Prayer c.1475 Oil on oak, 39 x 25.4 cm National Gallery, London A pale young man, hands folded in prayer, is engaged in private devotions. The book is presumably a prayer book or a Book…
Sustermans, Justus (1597-1681) Ritratto di Galileo Galilei (Portrait of Galileo Galilei) 1635 Oil on canvas, 56 x 48 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze The portrait of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is one of Sustermans’ most famous works. It was commissioned by Elia…
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Portrait of Justus Sustermans 1630–1632 and 1645–1646 Etching, 252 x 167 mm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam See also: • Sustermans, Justus (1597-1681)
Valadon, Suzanne (1865-1938) Portrait d’Erik Satie (Portrait of Erik Satie) 1892–1893 Oil on canvas, 41 x 22 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris See also: • Satie, Erik (1866-1925)
Nadar (1820-1910) Eugène Delacroix 1858 Albumen carte-de-visite, 84 mm x 55 mm National Portrait Gallery, London See also: • Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863)