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 …
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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 …
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 …
Castel Sant’ Angelo
GASPAR VAN WITTEL (1653-1736) also known as VANVITELLI Castel Sant' Angelo seeing from the South (1690-1700) Oil on canvas measures unknown Private collection To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Gaspar van Wittel began his studies in his hometown Amersfoort, training under the landscape painter Jan van der Heyden. …
A Dutch Farmyard
MELCHIOR DE HONDECOETER (1636-1695) Cockerell with Hens in a Farmyard (1681) Oil on canvas (84 x 69 cm) Private collection To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Pupil of his father Gysbert Hondecoeter and of his uncle Jan Baptiste Weenix, Melchior began his career with a different speciality from …
Allegory of Painting
FRANS VAN MIERIS I (1635-1681) Allegory of Painting (1661) Oil on copper 12,5 x 8,5 cm The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles To enlarge the image, right-click on it and open it in a new tab Frans van Mieris I was a leading member of the fijnschilders (fine painters), a group of artists active …
Husband and Wife
GODFRIED SCHALCKEN (1643-1706) Self-portrait (1679) Portrait of the Artist's Wife (1679) Oil on copper, 41,5 x 30,5 cm Prince of Lichtenstein's Collection, Vaduz To enlarge the pictures, right-click on them and "Open in a new tab" (*) (*) The images have been kindly provided by the Princely Collections of the House of Liechtenstein. I recommend …
Old Masters 