Still life painter Willem van Aelst (1627—1683) was one of the earliest Dutch artists to paint an asymmetrically arranged still life paintings of fine glassware, silver...
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Frederic Leighton (1830—1896) was one of Victorian Britain’s most renowned painters. Born in Scarborough, Yorkshire he received academic training in various European...
A nymph, naked except for a thin strip of seaweed draped across her lower body, opens a large oyster shell, where the little baby lies asleep. Herbert James Draper, A...
Le Crépuscule, or Dusk, was one of William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s most acclaimed works. It is the first in a series of canvases representing the four Times of Day: the...
The Catalogue of the 1860 National Exhibition of Fine Arts describes this work in the following excerpt: ‘The goddess of Love can be seen standing on a shell held by a...
Aurora, or Dawn, was one of William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s most acclaimed works. It is the first in a series of canvases representing the four Times of Day: the others...
“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” — Allen Saunders. Pieter Faes, Still life of roses, tulips, carnations and other flowers in an urn on a...
In Raimundo de Madrazo’s (1841—1920) prolific production, most of which was executed in Paris, where he settled when very young, his paintings featuring his favourite...
Mary Little was from a small village just outside Bath, a fashionable spa town in the southwest of England. With a confident gaze and small smile, she holds a nosegay of...
“Love me when I deserve it the least, because that’s when I need it the most.” — Catullus (c. 84 – c. 54 BC). Jan Frans van Dael, A Vase of Flowers on the Ledge, c....
Dutch painter Cornelis van Spaendonck (1756—1840) trained under his brother Gerard in Paris and worked at the Sèvres porcelain works for over twenty years. A member of...
A painter of portraits, history and genre scenes, Jan Van Beers was born in Lierre, Belgium in 1852. His father was a famous poet. Studying at the renowned Antwerp Fine...
Giovanni Battista Costa (1833—1893) was an Italian genre painter. Born in Livorno, he was a student at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and worked afterwards in...
Tilly Kettle (1734—1786) was an English portrait painter. After working in the Midlands and London, he became one of the first British painters to risk a long visit to...
In this lively interior, the figures embody a romanticized notion of leisure and luxury, opulently rendered by this master painter Vittorio Reggianini (1858—1938)....
Authentique. Inspirational. Influential. The Treasure House Fair (26 June – 1 July 2025) @treasurehousefair is held at the Royal Hospital Chelsea at the height of...
This unusually large work combines the classic elements of Ambrosius Bosschaert’s (1573—1621) paintings: a luxuriant, harmoniously balanced bouquet, an exotic Chinese...
Huldah Bradley sits in the green fields of her family’s Connecticut farm, with a view of the Long Island Sound in the distance. She wears a dress of glossy pink silk and...
Maria Luisa, a Spanish Princess, was fifteen when this portrait was made. She wears a light-colored dress with green and white flowers and an open neck. The insignia of...
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams.” — Dr. Seuss. Pierre Carrier-Belleuse, Sleeping nude, 19th century,...
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