NICOLAS DE LARGILLIERE (1656-1746) Vanitas (1677) Oil on canvas 74 x 61 cm Stichting Hannema-de Stuers Foundation, Heino, The Netherlands To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Nicolas de Largillière (or Largillierre) was born in Paris but his family moved to Antwerp in 1659. At an early age, he …
Tag: French Baroque painting
Allegory of Arithmetic
LAURENT DE LA HYRE (1606-1656) Allegory of Arithmetic (1650) Oil on canvas 103 x 109 cm Stichting Hannema-de Stuers Foundation, Heino, The Netherlands To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Laurent de La Hyre was a pupil of Jean Baptiste Lallemand, although the strongest influence in his formation was …
A Double Portrait
JEAN BAPTISTE DE CHAMPAIGNE (1631-1681) NICOLAS DE PLATTEMONTAGNE (1631-1706) Double portrait of the artists (1654) Oil on canvas 132 x 185 cm Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" The drawing board on the left announces that Nicolas de Plattemontagne painted the portrait, presumably referring …
Old Masters 