Seaport (Villa Medici), 1637.
Claude Lorrain (nb. Gellee), Duchy of Lorraine
Movement: Baroque
Born: c. 1600, Died: 21 or 23 November 1682
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Johannes Vermeer
View of Delft, 1660-61
Johannes Vermeer, Dutch
Movement: Baroque
Born: Baptised October 31, 1632, Died: December 15, 1675
Johannes Vermeer, Dutch
Movement: Baroque
Born: Baptised October 31, 1632, Died: December 15, 1675
Rembrandt van Rijn
Portrait of Jan Six, 1654. 112 × 102 cm
Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch
Movement: Baroque
Born: July 15, 1606 Died: October 4, 1669(1606-07-15)
Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch
Movement: Baroque
Born: July 15, 1606 Died: October 4, 1669(1606-07-15)
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Francisco de Zurbaran
Saint Luke as a Painter before Christ on the Cross
Francisco de Zurbaran, Spanish
Movement: Chiaroscuro
Born: November 7, 1598, Died: August 27, 1664
Francisco de Zurbaran, Spanish
Movement: Chiaroscuro
Born: November 7, 1598, Died: August 27, 1664
Jan Brueghel the Elder
Bouquet, painted 1603. On wood. Size: 49 by 38 inches (125 by 96 cm), Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish
Movement: Independent
Born: 1568 Died: January 13, 1625
Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish
Movement: Independent
Born: 1568 Died: January 13, 1625
Caravaggio
The Raising of Lazarus (1609), Museo Regionale Uffici, Messina
Caravaggio, Italian
Movement: baroque
Born: 29 September 1571, Died: 18 July 1610
Caravaggio, Italian
Movement: baroque
Born: 29 September 1571, Died: 18 July 1610
Nicolas Poussin
Les Bergers d’Arcadie, late 1630s, oil on canvas, 85 x 121 cm, Louvre
Nicolas Poussin, French
Movement: Classicism
Born: 15 June, 1594, Died: 19 November 1665
Nicolas Poussin, French
Movement: Classicism
Born: 15 June, 1594, Died: 19 November 1665
Frans Hals
De Magere Compagnie, 1637. Oil on canvas, 209 x 429 cm, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Frans Hals, Dutch
Movement: Mannerism
Born: c. 1580, Died: August 26, 1666
Frans Hals, Dutch
Movement: Mannerism
Born: c. 1580, Died: August 26, 1666
Monday, February 23, 2009
Georges de La Tour
Nativity, Louvre, 1644, 107 × 137 cm
Georges de La Tour, French
Movement: baroque
Born: March 13, 1593, Died:January 30, 1652
Georges de La Tour, French
Movement: baroque
Born: March 13, 1593, Died:January 30, 1652
Monday, March 10, 2008
Diego Velazquez
Las Meninas, oil on canvas, 318x276, 1656
Diego Velazquez, Spanish
Movement: baroque
Born: June-6-1599, Died: August-6-1660
Diego Velazquez, Spanish
Movement: baroque
Born: June-6-1599, Died: August-6-1660
Rubens Peter Paul
The Elevation of the Cross, Oil on canvas, 462 × 341, 1610-1611
Rubens Peter Paul, Flemish
Movement: Baroque
Born: June-28-1577, Died:May 30, 1640
Rubens Peter Paul, Flemish
Movement: Baroque
Born: June-28-1577, Died:May 30, 1640
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Federigo Zuccaro
Last Judgment (detail ). Dome of Florence Cathedral.
Federigo Zuccaro, Italian
Movement: Mannerism
Born: c. 1542/1543, Died: July 20, 1609
Federigo Zuccaro, Italian
Movement: Mannerism
Born: c. 1542/1543, Died: July 20, 1609
Theotokopoulos, Domenikos "El Greco"
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586–1588, oil on canvas, 480 × 360 cm, Santo Tomé, Toledo)
Theotokopoulos, Domenikos "El Greco", Greek
Movement: Spanish Renaissance
Born: 1541, Died: April 7, 1614
Theotokopoulos, Domenikos "El Greco", Greek
Movement: Spanish Renaissance
Born: 1541, Died: April 7, 1614
Giussepe Arcimboldo
Vertumnus, a portrait of Rudolf II. Now at Skokloster Castle, Sweden
Giussepe Arcimboldo, Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Born: 1527, Died: July 11, 1593
Giussepe Arcimboldo, Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Born: 1527, Died: July 11, 1593
Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait of Henry VIII, c. 1536. Oil and tempera on oak, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid.
Hans Holbein the Younger, German
Movement: Northern Renaissance
Born: c. 1497, Died: between 7 and 29 November 1543
Hans Holbein the Younger, German
Movement: Northern Renaissance
Born: c. 1497, Died: between 7 and 29 November 1543
Raphael
"The School of Athens", Fresco, 500 × 770 cm, 1509-1510
Raphael, Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Born: April-6-1483, Died: April-6-1520
Raphael, Italian
Movement: Renaissance
Born: April-6-1483, Died: April-6-1520
Albrecht Altdorfer
The Battle of Alexander at Issus, oil painting on panel, 158.4 × 120.3 cm, 1529
Albrecht Altdorfer, German
Movement: Danube School
Born: 1480, Died: February-12-1538
Albrecht Altdorfer, German
Movement: Danube School
Born: 1480, Died: February-12-1538
Giorgione
"The Tempest", Oil on Canvas, 83 × 73 cm, 1508
Giorgione, Italian
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: 1477, Died: 1510
Giorgione, Italian
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: 1477, Died: 1510
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Last Judgment, Fresco, 1534-1541
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: March-6-1475, Died: February-18-1564
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Movement: High Renaissance
Born: March-6-1475, Died: February-18-1564
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