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View in Suffolk (c.1755)

Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) View in Suffolk c.1755 Oil on canvas, 95.9 x 125.4 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis The sun-drenched river bank, an amorous couple, and a leisurely rider offer a variety of details that create an idyllic setting. This…

Christ Carrying the Cross (1480s)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Workshop Christ Carrying the Cross (Calvary Triptych, left shutter) 1480s Oil on oak, 58 × 27.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Calvary Triptych (1480s) Central panel: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Calvary 1480s Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest     Exterior:…

La Piazza della Signoria a Firenze (1740)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) La Piazza della Signoria a Firenze (The Piazza della Signoria in Florence) 1740 Oil on canvas, 61 × 90 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest See also: • Firenze (Italia) | Piazza della Signoria

The Huis ten Bosch from the East (c.1668-1670)

Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) The Huis ten Bosch at The Hague and Its Formal Garden (View from the East) c.1668–1670 Oil on wood, 39.1 x 54.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Both an artist and an inventor (among other…

A View in Cologne (c.1660-1665)

Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) A View in Cologne c.1660–1665 Oil on oak, 33.1 x 42.9 cm National Gallery, London This is one of at least four versions that Jan van der Heyden made of this scene of Cologne and its half-built…

A Farm among Trees (c.1670)

Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) A Farm among Trees c.1670 Oil on oak, 22.1 x 28.8 cm National Gallery, London There is something rather mysterious about this rare – and tiny – landscape by Jan van der Heyden, who specialised in painting…

La Rue de la Bavole à Honfleur (1864)

Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Rue de la Bavole à Honfleur 1864 Oil on canvas, 58 x 63 cm Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim Compare: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Rue de la Bavole, Honfleur c.1864 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston     See also: • Honfleur (France)