Tag: Dutch
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21 Works, Today, May 17th. is Martinus Rørbye’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #135
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (17 May 1803–29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of Danish painting during the first half of the 19th century. Martinus Rørbye was born in Drammen in Norway on 17 May 1803. . He was not…
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21 Works, Today, May 17th. is Martinus Rørbye’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #135
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (17 May 1803–29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of Danish painting during the first half of the 19th century. Martinus Rørbye was born in Drammen in Norway on 17 May 1803. . He was not…
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Pieter COOPSE, Naval PC battle between English and Dutch 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #112
Pieter COOPSE, (active Amsterdam 1668 – 1677) Naval PC battle between English and Dutch Oak panel, three reinforced planks 70 x 108.5 cm – 27 1/2 X 42 3/4 IN. Private collection Pieter Coopse or Pieter Jansz. Coops (ca.1640, – 1673), was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter and draughtsman from Hoorn in the Northern Netherlands.…
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 20 – With Footnotes
Caspar Netscher, 1639 – 1684 The Hague THE SEDUCTION, c. 1664 Oil on panel 15 by 12 1/2 in.; 38.1 by 31.8 cm Private Collection Scenes of love and gallantry dominate Caspar Netscher’s genre paintings of the mid-1660s. While most are politely circumspect or mildly flirtatious, The Seduction offers a more pointed representation of venal love.…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #69
Backhuysen, Ludolf, Dutch, 1630 – 1708 Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast, c. 1667 Oil on canvas 114.3 x 167.3 cm (45 x 65 7/8 in.) National Gallery of Art The three cargo ships in this large painting are the type of wide-bellied, seagoing vessels used to transport much of the commodities that generated the wealth…
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