JOSE ANTOLINEZ (1635-75) The Liberation of St. Peter (c.1670) Oil on canvas (167 x 128 cm) National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin To enlarge the picture, right-click on it, then "Open in a new tab" The following text belongs to the entry written by Adrian Le Harivel, Curator, National Gallery of Ireland, for the catalogue of …
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I am interested in European art from the XVI to the XIX centuries. The purpose of this blog is to contact like-minded persons, to share the fruit of my studies with them and exchange information and knowledge.
The Ferry Boat
JAN LAGOOR (Active in Haarlem 1645-1671) ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE (1636-1672) The Ferry Boat (c.1665) Oil on canvas (88 x 80 cm) National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin To enlarge the image, right-click on it, then "Open in a new tab" The following text belongs to the entry written by Brian P. Kennedy, Assistant Director, National Gallery …
A Still-Life
JEAN-SIMEON CHARDIN (1699-1779) A Still Life: Two Rabbits, a Grey Partridge and a Game Bag (1731) Oil on canvas (82.5 x 65 cm) National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin To enlarge the image, right-click on it, then "Open in a new tab" The following text belongs to the entry written by Fiounnala Croke, Curator, National Gallery …
French naughtieness
NICOLAS LANCRET (1690-1743) Mischief (1735) Oil on canvas (36 x 29 cm) National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin To enlarge the image, right-click on it, then "Open in a new tab" The following text belongs to the entry written by Fiounnala Croke, Curator, National Gallery of Ireland, for the catalogue of the exhibition “European Masterpieces from the …
The Glory of the Virgin
SEBASTIANO RICCI (1659-1734) The Virgin in Glory with the Archangel Gabriel and Saints Eusebius, Roch and Sebastian (1724-25) Oil on canvas (113 x 63 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles To enlarge the image, right-click on it and the "Open in a new tab" The text that follows was written by the …
A View of Hampshire
PAUL SANDBY (1731-1809) Hackwood Park, Hampshire (1763) Oil on canvas (102 x 127 cm) Yale Center for British Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" The text of this post was written by the British art historian Malcolm John Warner for the catalogue of the exhibition "This Other …
A Welsh Landscape
RICHARD WILSON (1714-1782) Dinas Bran from Llangollen (1770-71) Oil on canvas (180 x 245 cm) Yale Center for British Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and then "Open in a new tab" The following text has been taken from the catalogue written by Malcolm John Warner for the exhibition "This Other Eden: British …
Still Life with Oysters and Grapes
JAN DAVIDSZ. DE HEEM (1606-1684) Still Life with Oysters and Grapes (1653) Oil on wood (36 x 53 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and open it in a new tab The following text has been taken from the entry written by Richard Rand for the catalogue …
Saint Thomas
PIERRE LE GROS THE YOUNGER (1666-1719) Saint Thomas (1703-05) Terracotta (70 x 47 x 27 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and open it in a new tab The following entry/article belongs to the catalogue of the exhibition "The Ahmanson Gifts: European Masterpieces from the Collection of …
Saint Veronica
MATTIA PRETI (IL CAVALIERE CALABRESE) 1613-1699 Saint Veronica with the Veil (c. 1655-60) Oil on canvas (100 x 75 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the image, right-click on it and then "Open in a new tab" The text that follows belongs to the entry written by Richard Rand for the catalogue …
Old Masters 