Jean Ranc (1674—1735) was a French Baroque painter known for his court portraits. At the behest of Philip V of Spain, he traveled to Madrid in 1722 to make various...
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Pomona was a Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards. Her name comes from the Latin word pomum - “fruit”. She wields a pruning knife in her right hand for she is an...
One of the most important portraitists for the king and Court, Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659—1743) set the standard for official portraits in European Courts for three...
This portrait depicts the Queen of Spain outdoors, wearing a yellow silk gown with ample lace cuffs. A rich group of diamonds and rubies adorns her bosom and sleeves,...
In this 1725 portrait, the future Queen of Portugal Maria Ana Victoria of Bourbon wears a blue velvet dress with gold embroidery and reddish robes. The carnation in her...
Rebecca Boylston was 45 when she married widower Moses Gill; he was 38. She was a member of a prominent Boston merchant family and had acquired great land and wealth...
Alexander Roslin’s (1718—1793) style combined Classicist tendencies with the lustrous, shimmering colours of Rococo, an elegant and ornate style of the 18th century....
Flemish artist Cornelis de Heem (1631—1695) was the son and pupil of Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1601—1683/84), one of the 17th century’s greatest still-life painters. Like...
Italian Baroque painter Cristoforo Munari (1667—1720) produced the present refined still life in the early 18th century, while he was working in Florence. The artist...
Described by the 18th century Florentine biographer Francesco Maria Niccolo Gaburri as 'an excellent painter in the depiction of kitchens, instruments, rugs, vases,...
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Lao Tzu. François Joseph Kinson, Portrait of Madame Lestapis (nee...
This elegant portrait, which still belongs to the art of the First Empire, was painted by François-Joseph Kinson (1770—1839) from Bruges. Kinson attended art school at...
This imposing portrait encapsulates an important period in the successful and diverse career of one of the 18th century’s most significant artists and theorists, Anton...
Louis Tocqué (1696—1772) was born in Paris. He trained with Jean-Marc Nattier, one of whose daughters he married. He was influenced by the art of Hyacinthe Rigaud and...
“It's the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important... People have forgotten this truth, but you mustn't forget it. You become responsible forever...
Trained as a painter of animals and favored by both Louis XIV and Louis XV, Alexandre François Desportes (1661—1743) achieved fame not only for his hunting scenes but...
A portrait of such scale, beauty, and intimacy suggests a woman who was well loved and provided for. This Rococo portrait of Madame Bergeret was commissioned by her...
This idyllic landscape “The Portico of a Country Mansion, near Florence” painted by Hubert Robert, commissioned by a financier, Jean-François Bergeret de Frouville, a...
English painter Abraham Pether (1756—1812) was also a musician and inventor, constructing telescopes and microscopes for his own use, and lectured on electricity using...
A Swiss painter Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702—1789) made this enamel during a visit to Lyon, basing it on one of several portraits of the sovereign he had earlier done in...
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