The Governors of the Guild of St. Luke, Haarlem, 1675 by Jan de Bray
The Haarlem Painter’s Guild in 1675, by Jan de Bray, whose self-portrait is the second from the left.
Gentlemen Smoking and Playing Backgammon in an Interior by Dirck Hals
Dirck Hals (1591–1656), genre scene of Gentlemen Smoking and Playing Backgammon in an Interior. Note the paintings on the wall of what appears to be a tavern. Incoming search terms:Pieter de Hooch – backgammonplaying backgammon pieter de hoochDirck Hals Backgammon [...]
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912)
Probably the most popular artist of the Victorian era, his career spanned six decades. In that period, he painted over 400 paintings which were renown for their meticulous research and exacting detail.
The Bull (ca. 1647) by Paulus Potter
This painting, which Potter made when he was only 21, is much larger than his usual work. Though it was probably a commission, it is unclear who the patron was and where the painting was meant to hang.
The Gypsy Girl by Frans Hals
With this portrait of a jovial gipsy wench, Hals continues in the Caravaggesque tradition of popular subjects which was imported from Rome by Terbrugghen and Honthorst. However, it is the exuberance of the light and colorful brushstrokes of his technique [...]
The Milkmaid (1658–1660) by Johannes Vermeer
The Milkmaid (De Melkmeid or Het Melkmeisje) is an oil-on-canvas painting of a domestic kitchen maid. The picture clearly shows a kitchen or housemaid in a plain room carefully pouring milk into a Dutch oven on a table. Incoming search [...]
Tulipomania: Vase of Flowers in a Niche by Ambrosius Bosschaert
This painting shows several fancifully shaped tulip varieties in a range of different colors. Incoming search terms:Bosschaert paintingpainting tulipomaniaBlumenvase Bosschaert ambrosiusBosschaert Flowers in a Windowfamous paintings of flowers
Queen Elizabeth I Feeds the Dutch Cow
This popular allegorical picture from the second half of the 16th century satirizes the “Dutch Cow“, being ridden by the King of Spain, Philip II. Incoming search terms:elizabeth i AND SPAINfamous cow paintingsfamous portraits of the queenking philip of spain [...]
The Happy Family by Jan Steen
This is one of Jan Steen’s most famous paintings. This painting contains a specific message which can be read in the inscription on the mantelpiece to the right. ‘Soo d’Oude Songen, Soo Pypen de Jonge’ (As the Old Sing, So [...]
At the Linen Closet by Pieter de Hooch
In this painting, from his early years in Amsterdam, De Hooch applied the delicate technique of his Delft scenes to grander Amsterdam interiors. 1665 Oil on canvas, 72 x 77,5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Incoming search terms:hans memling
