Painted only two years before the great Irish artist’s death, The Lady in White, Viscountess Wimborne is a bravura example of Sir John Lavery’s (1856—1941) work as a...
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The painter Louis Tocqué (1696—1772) was accepted into the French Académie Royale in 1734. His work was highly sought after at that time. He was much admired for his...
Born in Haarlem, Barend van der Meer (1659–1703) came from a family of artists and he became famous for his beautiful still-life paintings of fruits, flowers, exotic...
Fredericka, was a German noblewoman and member of the House of Wettin. Her fashionable brocaded silk gown, woven with a silver thread ground and large scale patterns,...
German artist Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803—1889) specialized in wonderfully detailed still lifes, such as this one, and looked back to Dutch Old Master paintings, drawing...
Margherita Gonzaga (1591—1632) was Duchess of Lorraine from 1606 until 1624 by marriage to Henry II, Duke of Lorraine. Frans Pourbus the Younger, Portrait de Margherita...
Isabella II (1830—1904), Queen of Spain, she wears the sash of the Royal Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa. Attrib. to Isidoro Lozano, Isabella II, c. 1844 (on...
Saint Catherine, a III century martyr, belonged to a noble family in Alexandria. Driven by her Christian faith to disobey the Roman emperor, she was ordered to oppose...
This portrait, commissioned from Eduardo Gimeno, depicts Alfonso X “the Wise” (1221—1284), King of Castile and León. He rests his hand on a parchment of the Siete...
She is the central figure in the famous Baroque painting Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez, and the subject of many of his later paintings. Margaret Theresa of Spain...
Angelica Kauffmann was a founding member of Britain’s Royal Academy of Arts and one of the most celebrated painters of her time. Her portrayal of another professional...
Max Schödl (1834—1921) was born in Vienna and specialised in still lifes with antiques, porcelain, and objets de vertu. Max Schödl, Still Life with Antiques, 1879,...
“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ferdinand Knab, Ruins Landscape in the Evening Light, 1892, Private collection.
The sitter of this particularly engaging portrait, a rare signed bust-length by one of Britain’s first professional female artists, Mary Beale (1633—1699), is thought to...
The exhibition ‘Zurbarán’ brings together works from major galleries across Europe and the US that span Francisco de Zurbarán’s (1598–1664) career from his first...
“But the law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.” — Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina. Józef Simmler, Portrait of Emilia Włodkowska,...
What is this woman actually weighing? At first glance, it’s gold or pearls. But look closer... her scales are empty. ⚖️✨ Johannes Vermeer left us a coded message. Behind...
Rejected and Rediscovered: The Mystery of Arthur Kaufmann ✨ His name is rarely found in popular textbooks, yet his paintings are a true "hidden diary" of the 20th...
Step into the world of Ancient Greek art – where perfection met passion. 🇬🇷✨ From the balanced harmonies of the Parthenon to the lifelike movement of the Discobolus...
Max Schödl (1834—1921) was an Austrian painter renowned for his exquisite still lifes, particularly those capturing the opulent beauty of antique objects. Max Schödl,...
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