POMPEO BATONI (1708-1787) Purity of Heart (1752) Meekness (1752) Oil on canvas (98 x 74 cm) Uppark, West Sussex, UK To enlarge the images, right-click on them and "Open in a new tab" The following paragraphs belong to Alastair Laing's excellent book (1) published by the National Trust and the National Gallery for the magnificent exhibition …
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A Sad Gentleman
POMPEO BATONI (1708-1787) Henry Hutchinson O'Hara (1763) Oil on canvas (74 x 61 cm) Private collection Born in Lucca, Tuscany, the son of a goldsmith, Pompeo Batoni came to Rome when he was 21 and remained there for the rest of his life. He became the leading Italian painter of his generation. He specialized in …
A Classical Landscape
HENDRIK FRANS VAN LINT (1684-1763) A Classical landscape with figures in front of a temple (1748) Oil on canvas: 48 x 72 cm Private collection Hendrik Frans van Lint was born in Antwerp, the son of the history painter Pieter van Lint. As his father died when he was only 6 years old he became …
Old Masters 