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...
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Hans Holbein the Younger’s “The Ambassadors” of 1533 is well known for its anamorphic image of a creepy skull in the foreground. If viewed from a particular angle at the...
The first major exhibition of Lucian Freud’s work in 10 years! From his best-known paintings, to new perspectives, here’s why you can’t miss ‘The Credit Suisse...
This is one of 14 views of the Boulevard Montmartre in Paris (despite its name, is not in Montmartre) that Camille Pissarro (1830—1903) painted in 1897. These include...
The portrait by North Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni (1520/4—1579) has long been known as ‘La Dama in Rosso’ – the lady in red. Moroni especially favoured pink...
The greatest decorative painter of his century, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696—1770) has been called the last Renaissance painter. He was often working in fresco where...
Although sometimes called an “academic painter” Ferdinand Knab (1834—1902) was actually a very poetic artist in the romantic vein who specialised in the depiction of...
Ferdinand Knab (1834—1902) was a German 19th century landscape painter. He continued the tradition of creating idyllic views that Caspar David Friedrich (1774-—840) had...
