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The young woman in this painting is richly dressed, in a silvery green dress patterned with oak leaves. She is surrounded by a swathe of gold-bordered material, & wears a lavish floral garl&. An annotation in a 1907 sale catalogue suggested that this portrait was of a “ Mlle de Coislin.” However, no other evidence exists to support this claim. ...

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Besides scenes of everyday life, Gerrit Dou also produced a number of small, meticulously executed & elegant portraits. The sitter's identity has not yet been determined. She has the past been identified as the artist's wife, but in fact Dou never married. On grounds of style & costume this portrait can be dated to about 1655. There are pentimenti (alterations made by the artist to an area already painted) in the neck of the chemise. ...

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Create your own bespoke print of Rembrandt’s Portrait of Aechje Claesdr. from our collection. About this painting Portrait of Aechje Claesdr., 1634 © The National Gallery, London This painting joined our collection in 1867 With our custom print service, you can order your own fully customised reproduction from the National Gallery Collection & exhibitions. Choose your own size, print material & frames & have your masterpiece delivered straight to your door. ...

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Alberto Pio, lord of Carpi in Emilia, was born in 1475 & was an accomplished scholar. He spent most of his life outside his own domains, though he was recorded in Carpi in 1512, the year apparently inscribed on the painting. He died in exile in 1531. Ins ...

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The sitter was town clerk of Landshut in Bavaria between 1464 & 1488. He is identified by the letter he holds, which is addressed to him. On his ring is the device of a moor's head, which may be a pun on the first syllable of his name. The background ag ...

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The sitter has not been identified, but the dress has been thought to be that of a Venetian senator. The painting appears to have been made from a drawing which may be by Mantegna (Vienna, Albertina). ...

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The younger woman is presumably the couple's daughter. She grasps the stem of a rose bush in her left hand while the older woman holds a peach. Jan Harmensz. Bijlert was born in Utrecht & he travelled to France & Italy. In Rome he was a founding member of the ' Bent', the society of Netherlandish painters. He returned to Utrecht in 1625 & became a prominent figure in the artists' guild there. He painted history scenes, genre subjects & portraits. ...

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The old man represented in this portrait, seated a chair in front of a curtain that has been pulled to the side, has not been identified. He is wearing a 'tabbaard', which is a long black gown that is lined with fur. This together with the book he is holding suggests that he may be scholar. There is also another portrait by Maes of the same sitter, dated 1665, which was formerly in the Johnson collection in Washington, DC. ...

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The painting may be the work of a Flemish artist, but there seem to be some stylistic connections with the work of the Middleburg artist, Pieter Borsseler (active 1665
- 1687). The costume is of the latter part of the 17th century. The sitter has not bee
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The sitter has not been identified. The dress suggests a date in the early 16th century. In the past it has been attributed to Giovanni Bellini, Gentile Bellini, School of Gentile Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, & Domenico Morone (?). ...

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Portrait Of An Astronomer

On the basis of the inscription this painting has in the past been considered to be a portrait of the philosopher Descartes (1596 - 1650) by Pierre Mignard. However, there is no relation to the authenticated likenesses of Descartes, nor is this painting b

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