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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The lilacs here represent early love, and the lady’s dress style and star necklace imply innocence. ‘The Lady with the Lilacs’ was first owned by Lewis Carroll, author...
Rome-born English artist John William Waterhouse (1849—1917) painted classical themes in the Academic style before embracing the ethos of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood...
The woman represents the goddess Nyx, in Greek mythology, female personification of the night. Nyx is often described as a black-robed goddess. Early Symbolist and Art...
Her pale violet silk dress that shimmers where it catches the light, her elaborately styled hair, and the pearls adorning her hair, ears, and neck identify her as a...
“Art is the stored honey of the human soul.” ― Theodore Dreiser. Jacob van Walscapelle, A peony, an iris, a poppy, anemones, morning glory and other flowers, in a glass...
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...
Ovid described the following scene in his Metamorphoses: on the island of Naxos, Bacchus, the god of wine, chances upon the heartbroken and abandoned Ariadne. He takes...
Pre-Raphaelite beauty and muse Jane Morris (1839—1914), née Burden, came from a poor working class background and was spotted by Rossetti while watching a theatre...
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“I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full; I have to surrender myself to what encircles me, I have to merge with my clouds and...
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...
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...
Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577—1640) arrived in Madrid with eight paintings paid for by Isabel Clara Eugenia, the aunt of King Philip IV of Spain. One...
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...
A very successful Flemish painter of his time Anthony van Dyck (1599—1641) was largely responsible for introducing the double or ‘friendship’ portrait to Britain. The...
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,...
Frederick Sandys' powerful and sensual images of female beauty and his iconic renderings of alluring and mysterious women are uniquely his own. Anthony Frederick...
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