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 …
Tag: Rotterdam
The Virgin and Child
SIMON VOUET (1590-1649) The Madonna Adoring the Christ Child (1623-26) Oil on canvas 118 x 132 cm Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Simon Vouet is one of the most important French painters of the 19th century. His father Laurent, a painter himself, taught …
The Abduction of Europa
CLAUDE LORRAIN (1600-1682) Landscape with the Abduction of Europa (1647) Oil on canvas: 96 x 167 cm Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" This painting is usually called "The Rape of Europa"; however, since the word rape in the English language has …
Old Masters 