16th century – Page 3

Little is known of Aerts; he was probably born in Mechelen (Belgium) between 1565 and 1575 and the few paintings […]

With 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit) it is unusually warm for this time of year in the Netherlands. It is […]

Google ‘Titian Venus’ and you will find many results discussing this painting (more than for comparable or even more famous […]

I think we can all agree this painting is not in the same league as any of the other works […]

The Greek/Roman Gods were a lot like humans in the way they acted; they cheated, killed, fell in love, were […]

This Dutch merchant is surrounded by all the tools of his trade. He’s well off and living in a time […]

For us, it just looks like a painting of a rich moneylender in the city of Antwerp or Bruges, but […]

Bacchus leaps out of his chariot when he sees Ariadne who was left on the shore of the island Naxos […]

El Greco’s (born in Crete as Doménikos Theotokópoulos) view on Toledo is strange. The colour and style of painting make […]

The cheek and neck area are composed of a large peach, quince, garlic, white young onions, yellow beets and white […]