Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus and Cupid c.1606–1611 Oil on canvas, 137 x 111 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Rubens was the most outstanding of all Flemish painters, and a leading exponent of Baroque art. The Toilet of Venus is one of…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Le Concours musical (The Musical Contest) c.1749–1752 Oil on canvas, 62 x 74 cm Wallace Collection, London
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Paris c.1628 Oil on canvas, 96 x 84 cm Wallace Collection, London
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Los desposorios de la Virgen (The Marriage of the Virgin) c.1670 Oil on mahogany panel, 76.2 x 56.5 cm Wallace Collection, London
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Les hasards heureux de l’escarpolette (The Happy Chances of the Swing) c.1767–1768 Oil on canvas, 81 x 64.2 cm Wallace Collection, London Fragonard’s iconic painting is one of the most emblematic images of 18th-century French art. A young…
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) The Laughing Cavalier 1624 Oil on canvas, 83 x 67.3 cm Wallace Collection, London A highly gifted portraitist, Frans Hals had a supreme ability to characterise his sitters and make them appear lifelike. This exuberant portrait of a…
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Jester with a Lute c.1623–1624 Oil on canvas, 70 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The title of Bouffon (it dates back at least to 1921) refers to the world of theater (stripes of costume) and the genre…
Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Gypsy Girl (La Bohémienne) c.1626 Oil on canvas, 58 x 52 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The title of “Bohemian”, inseparable from the fame of the painting, was given to her upon her entry into the Louvre (cat. Reiset).…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) La cena di Emmaus (The Supper at Emmaus) c.1542 Oil on canvas, 156 x 212 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Ercole scaccia il Fauno dal letto di Onfale (Hercules Expelling the Faun from Omphale’s Bed) c.1585 Oil on canvas, 112 × 106 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest