
English painter William Larkin (c. 1585—1619) received portrait commissions from the court of King James I of England and members of the country gentry. The model of...

English painter William Larkin (c. 1585—1619) received portrait commissions from the court of King James I of England and members of the country gentry. The model of...
Мы наслаждаемся чудесной музыкой, прекрасными картинами, всем, что есть на свете изящного, но мы не знаем, что творцы расплачивались за это бессонницей, рыданиями,...

Adrien Thomasz. Key (1544—1589) was a Flemish painter. He produced a large body of work for churches in Antwerp, as well as woodcuts, although his best works are...

Merry Christmas🎄wishing you a lot of happiness and inspiration 💝 let everyone be happy in their own way 💞🪄✨❄️☃️ with love, Daria Each of Van Breen’s figures...
Coping of Giacomo Cerruti
Coping of Giacomo Cerruti

Luca Forte's original meaning for this bountiful still life has been lost, but it may be an evocation of the bounty of autumn. The grapes, apples, and pears represent...
Frans Hals’s portraits are cheerful and dramatic. He painted lute players, diplomats, politicians and soldiers. They are full of life as if they stepped out of a...

Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten (1630—1700) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman from North-Holland. Although he started his career in Haarlem, he spent most of...
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1668, State Hermitage Museum @hermitage_museum

Elizabeth, Countess of Kellie (d. 1621), was one of the wealthiest women in Jacobean England. It is possible that this portrait was made to celebrate her husband Thomas...

“Hutten’s Grave” is the title of a famous 1823 painting by Caspar David Friedrich (1774—1840). The painting depicts an actual grave of humanist reformer and freedom...

British still life painter William Jones of Bath (active 1764—1777) is famous for whose paintings consist mainly of fruit and floral still lifes and landscapes featuring...

Danish pinter Otto Didrik Ottesen (1816—1892) was born in Broager, on the island of Als in South Jutland. Self-taught, he gained entry to the Royal Danish Academy in...

This still life shows the painter's desire to go beyond the sumptuousness of many similar Dutch Baroque compositions, in favour of a depiction that induces a slow and...

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...

Egyptian queen, famous in history for her beauty and intellect and as the lover of Julius Caesar and later as the wife of Mark Antony. Cleopatra (c. 69 BC—30 BC). Her...

“La Bella” by Palma Vecchio (c. 1480—1528) was previously attributed to Titian. It combines various elements typical of Venetian Renaissance art, can be considered one...

The Old Testament tells of the shepherd boy, David, who felled a seemingly invincible adversary, Goliath, by slinging a stone that struck the giant on the forehead....

With their touching cheeks and physical connection, the figures display the most tender and heartfelt gesture of love ♥️ The Virgin is seated on a stone bench holding...
Artist: Abraham Mignon (1640-1679) Title: Still Life with Flowers and a Watch, 1679 Location: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam @rijksmuseum Music: Florence + The Machine @florence

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...

Against a deep red background, the Archduke Albert of Austria turns towards us with a direct but gentle gaze. His left hand is on the pommel of his sword but his pose is...

One of the most iconic of English Jacobean painters, William Larkin (c. 1585—1619) was renowned for his shimmering portraits of members of the court of James I of...

This 17th century Spanish floral still-life stands out for its dramatic lighting and for the detailed description of each object. The author of the painting is not...

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,...

The Delft painter Willem van Aelst (1627—1683) devoted himself almost exclusively to the genre of still life. Against a grey or dark background he depicted rare flowers,...
The group of men who have recently lost their friend Jesus Christ are in grief. But he returned. He is sitting at the table with them, sharing the dinner. How long is he...

The composition of this still life is both sumptuous and inventive. German painter Abraham Mignon (1640—1679) set the roemer, the green glass at the left, upside down....
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