Painting of the Week: Cavaliere d’Arpino, Perseus Rescuing Andromeda
The roar of the sea monster blends with the screams of the scared princess! The chained beauty awaits her bloody death as the ugly beast lurches...
James W Singer 25 October 2020
Baroque
Do You “Pronkstill”Even? Social Media of the Dutch Golden Age
Carefully arranged plates of food surrounded by carefully planned out backgrounds, images with hidden meanings, a snapshot of wealth… What may...
Rachel Witte 24 October 2020
Vermeer’s Desperate Housewives
Johannes Vermeer was a master of ambiguity. His silent and calm interiors, and beautiful Dutch women, although innocent at first glance, seem to be...
Magda Michalska 23 October 2020
Adriaen Brouwer, Painter of Emotions
The work of the Flemish Baroque painter Adriaen Brouwer excels in innovation and daring. His folk scenes, often showing drunkards and smokers in...
Michel Rutten 23 October 2020
Nine Reasons to Smile with Frans Hals
Frans Hals (c. 1582–1666) was one of the Dutch Golden Age painters. Born in Antwerp, he spent his entire adult life in Haarlem. Hals is most famous...
Joanna Kaszubowska 21 October 2020
Did You Know? Haarlem in the Dutch Golden Age
The city of Haarlem in the Netherlands was one of the flourishing art centers of the 16th and 17th centuries. Today, you can walk the streets of the...
Rachel Witte 20 October 2020
15 Things You May Not Know About The Night Watch by Rembrandt
The Night Watch painted by Rembrandt van Rijn is a colossal (363×437 cm) and most famous canvas created by the artist. It is one of the icons of...
Zuzanna Stańska 19 October 2020
Royal Portraits: The Art of Image
Shakespeare once wrote, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." For monarchs throughout history, the...
Abreeza Thomas 16 August 2020
HERE: Black in Rembrandt’s Time. The Rembrandt House Museum Decolonizes
Afro-Amsterdam was not like what you think it was! During the 17th century, the African community lived amicably with the local community in the...
Urvi Chheda 4 August 2020
King Drinks: Jacob Jordaens and the Feast of the Bean King
Jacob Jordaens (1593 – 1678), a wonderful artist of the Baroque era, was keen on painting the scenes from peasants’ life. He first painted the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 17 July 2020
Masterpiece Story: Caravaggio, Amor Vincit Omnia
This young Cupid, recklessly painted by Caravaggio, follows Virgil’s saying amor vincit omnia (love conquers all). He triumphs over science,...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 June 2020
What Is a Tronie? Famous Examples of Tronies in Dutch and Flemish Baroque
The Dutch and Flemish Baroque of the 17th century is mostly known through the works of Rembrandt in the Dutch Republic and Rubens in Flanders.
Anastasia Manioudaki 30 May 2020
