January 2018 – Page 2

The description of this painting at a 2006 Frick exhibition read: “A richly dressed female figure — Wisdom — […]

Levitan was born in what is now Lithuania. Like so many Russian painters he was inspired by the vast Russian […]

When Napoleon visited the (Belgian) city of Liege in 1803, it was devastated by an Austrian bombardment. He decreed an […]

The Netherlands was hit by a severe winter storm today so let’s look at a fitting painting. The Frans Hals […]

Kauffman was a Swiss neo-classical painter who learned to paint from her father. She is known for her history paintings […]

You have probably never heard of Anton Mauve, yet he gave Vincent van Gogh painting lessons. When Mauve died of […]

The scandal of painting prostitutes had worn off by the time Manet made this painting. He had already painted two […]

The Prado (where you can find this painting) describes it as follows: “This scene of a young man blowing on […]

Rubens had a keen business sense for new markets. Hunting scenes on tapestry were very popular for decorating the houses […]

Made in 1614 it still looks crisp with those lovely colors and detailed flowers and insects. Ambrosius, who was born […]