A Still-Life

JEAN-SIMEON CHARDIN (1699-1779) A Still Life: Two Rabbits, a Grey Partridge and a Game Bag (1731) Oil on canvas (82.5 x 65 cm) National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin To enlarge the image, right-click on it, then "Open in a new tab" The following text belongs to the entry written by Fiounnala Croke, Curator, National Gallery …

French naughtieness

NICOLAS LANCRET (1690-1743) Mischief (1735) Oil on canvas (36 x 29 cm) National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin To enlarge the image, right-click on it, then "Open in a new tab" The following text belongs to the entry written by Fiounnala Croke, Curator, National Gallery of Ireland, for the catalogue of the exhibition “European Masterpieces from the …

The Glory of the Virgin

SEBASTIANO RICCI (1659-1734) The Virgin in Glory with the Archangel Gabriel and Saints Eusebius, Roch and Sebastian (1724-25) Oil on canvas (113 x 63 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles To enlarge the image, right-click on it and the "Open in a new tab" The text that follows was written by the …

A View of Hampshire

PAUL SANDBY (1731-1809) Hackwood Park, Hampshire (1763) Oil on canvas (102 x 127 cm) Yale Center for British Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" The text of this post was written by the British art historian Malcolm John Warner for the catalogue of the exhibition "This Other …

A Welsh Landscape

RICHARD WILSON (1714-1782) Dinas Bran from Llangollen (1770-71) Oil on canvas (180 x 245 cm) Yale Center for British Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and then "Open in a new tab" The following text has been taken from the catalogue written by Malcolm John Warner for the exhibition "This Other Eden: British …

Still Life with Oysters and Grapes

JAN DAVIDSZ. DE HEEM (1606-1684) Still Life with Oysters and Grapes (1653) Oil on wood (36 x 53 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and open it in a new tab The following text has been taken from the entry written by Richard Rand for the catalogue …

Saint Thomas

PIERRE LE GROS THE YOUNGER (1666-1719) Saint Thomas (1703-05) Terracotta (70 x 47 x 27 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and open it in a new tab The following entry/article belongs to the catalogue of the exhibition "The Ahmanson Gifts: European Masterpieces from the Collection of …

Saint Veronica

MATTIA PRETI (IL CAVALIERE CALABRESE) 1613-1699 Saint Veronica with the Veil (c. 1655-60) Oil on canvas (100 x 75 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the image, right-click on it and then "Open in a new tab" The text that follows belongs to the entry written by Richard Rand for the catalogue …

Saint Augustine

PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE (1602-1674) Saint Augustine (c.1645-50) Oil on canvas (79 x 62 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the image, right-click on it, then "Open in a new tab" The text reproduced below is the entry written by the great British art historian Philip Conisbee (1946-2008) for the catalogue of the exhibition …

The Goddess Diana

JEAN BAPTISTE TUBY I  (1635-1700) Diana with a Stag and a Dog (1687) Terracotta (26 x 43 x 21 cm) Los Angeles County Museum of Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and then "Open in a new tab" Tuby was born Giambattista Tubi in Rome in 1635, and first trained as a sculptor in …