Artists timeline
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Judith Leyster Paints Self-Portrait
The show’s centerpiece, a self-portrait from 1632-33, is a delight, lively and ingratiating. Leyster turns away from a half-finished canvas to... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Jeremiah Mourns the Destruction of Jerusalem
After his initial training in his native town of Leiden, Rembrandt spent a short but crucially important period in the studio of the history... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Andromeda Chained to the Rocks
Andromeda Chained to the Rock was painted by Rembrandt in 1631. Currently this work resides in Mauritshuis, in The Hague. Andromeda represents... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Jacob de Gheyn III
Jacob de Gheyn III, also known as Jacob III de Gheyn, is a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt. The portrait is of Dutch engraver Jacob de Gheyn III and... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands. Dr.... Read more
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Frans Hals Paints Pieter van den Broecke
In this portrait there is a perfect match of a painter's style to the sitter. Hals's bold, direct manner is ideally suited to portrayal of the... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Artemisia
Artemisia Receiving Mausolus' Ashes (also known as Sophonisba Receiving the Poisoned Cup) is a painting by the Dutch master Rembrandt. It is housed... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints The Prodigal Son in the Tavern
As early as 1749 this painting was described as a portrait of Rembrandt and his wife Saskia. The young lady looking over her shoulder resembles a... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Belshazzar's Feast
Rembrandt shows the moment when a divine hand appeared and wrote on the wall a phrase only Daniel could decipher. When transliterated the... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Danaë
Danaë is Rembrandt's painting from the collection of Pierre Crozat which from the 18th century resides in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. It... Read more
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Ferdinand Bol Paints Portrait of Elisabeth Bas
Elisabeth Bas (1571, Kampen - 2 August 1649, Amsterdam) was a figure in the Dutch Republic. She was the wife of Jochem Hendricksz.... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Night Watch
Night Watch or The Night Watch (Dutch: De Nachtwacht) is the common name of one of the most famous works by Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints The Mill
The Mill is a painting by Dutch baroque artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. It is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in... Read more
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Carel Fabritius Paints A View of Delft
Carel Fabritius (bapt. Feb 27, 1622, Middenbeemster - Oct 12, 1654, Delft) was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted... Read more
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Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruisdael Paints Bentheim Castle
A magnificent view of the Castle of Bentheim (which is located in Bad Bentheim in Lower-Saxony), dated 1654, suggests that his wanderings extended... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer
Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer is a painting by Rembrandt van Rijn. It was painted in 1653, as a commission from Don Antonio Ruffo, from... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Bathsheba at Her Bath
Bathsheba at Her Bath is an oil painting of Bathsheba by Rembrandt from 1654. The model was Rembrandt's partner Hendrickje Stoffels. She is known... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther
The subject is an episode from chapters 5-7 of the book of Esther in the Old Testament. Haman, counciller to the king Ahasuerus, proposed to hang... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilis
The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilis is the name of Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn's great painting, originally intended for the new... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints Sampling Officials of the Drapers' Guild
Rembrandt brilliantly exploits horizontals - a classical rather than a Baroque device - for the unification of the group. Three horizontals run... Read more
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Ferdinand Bol Paints Governors of the Wine Merchant's Guild of Amsterdam
Ferdinand Bol (June 24, 1616 – August 24, 1680) was a Dutch artist, etcher, and draftsman. Although his surviving work is rare, it displays... Read more
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Rembrandt Paints The Jewish Bride
The Jewish Bride (Dutch: Het Joodse bruidje) is a painting by Rembrandt, executed around 1667. The painting gained its current name in the early... Read more
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Johannes Vermeer Paints A Lady Seated at a Virginal
The paintings of a Woman standing at the virginals and a Woman seated at the virginals in the National Gallery, London, are virtually identical in... Read more
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Johannes Vermeer Paints A Lady Standing at a Virginal
The richly dressed lady playing a virginal stands in a wealthy Delft home with paintings on the wall, a marble-tiled floor, and a skirting of... Read more
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Johannes Vermeer Paints The Guitar Player
Together with the Lacemaker (Louvre, Paris), this painting constitutes one of the best achievements by Vermeer, and certainly a towering success in... Read more