JACOB WOUTER VOSMAER (1584-1614) Still-Life of Flowers with an Imperial Fritillary in a Stone Niche (1613) Oil on a wood panel (110 x 79 cm) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam To enlarge the image, right-click on it and choose "Open in a new tab" Jacob Wouter Vosmaer was born in the city of Delft. Very little is known …
Category: Dutch Artists
An Italian Landscape
NICOLAES BERCHEM (1620-1683) An Italianate Landscape with Herders and their Flocks Oil on panel (36 x 45 cm) Private collection Of the 70 or so Berchems in public collections in Britain more than half are of drovers and milkmaids with cattle in Italianate landscapes, proving both the popularity of this genre and why his name …
St. Lawrence Church, Rotterdam
ANTHONIE DE LORME (c.1610-1673) Interior of the St. Laurenskerk, Rotterdam (1660-65) Oil on canvas (87 x 74 cm) National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin To enlarge the picture, right-click on it, the "Open in a new tab" The following text belongs to the entry written by Brian P. Kennedy, Assistant Director, National Gallery of Ireland, for the …
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 …
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 …
Portrait of Pieter Tjarck
FRANS HALS (1581/85-1666) Portrait of a Man / Portrait of Pieter Tjarck (1635-38) Oil on canvas (85 x 70 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the images, right-click on them and "Open in a new tab" The identity of the sitter in this magnificent portrait has sometimes been questioned, but there seems …
Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria
ANTHONIS MOR / ANTON VAN DASHORST MOR (1518-1576) Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (c.1558) Oil on canvas (95 x 76 cm) Museo del Prado, Madrid To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Anthonis Mor (as he is most widely known) is not a name familiar to many Old Masters lovers …
The Shipbuilder and his Wife
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) Jan Rijcken and his Wife, Griet Jans / The shipbuilder and his Wife (1633) Oil on canvas (114 x 169 cm) Buckingham Palace, Royal Collection To enlarge the images, right-click on them and "Open in a new tab" The Shipbuilder and his Wife is a painting of the greatest significance, both in …
An Evening Landscape
AELBERT CUYP (1620-1691) An Evening Landscape with Figures and Sheep (1655-60) Oil on canvas (101 x 153 cm) Buckingham Palace, Royal Collection To enlarge the image, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Cuyp was one of the most popular artists with British collectors during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. George IV …
Vanity
PIETER VAN ROESTRAETEN (1630-1700) Vanitas Still-Life Oil on canvas (146 x 97 cm) Private collection To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Van Roestraeten was the son-in-law, as well as the pupil, of Frans Hals with whom he studied from 1646 to 1651. He started painting burlesque genre scenes, …
Old Masters 