Preparations for a Hunt
Mughal School · Preparations for a Hunt Unknown artist (Mughal, India), ca.1680. Watercolor on paper, 16.8 x 27.9 cm (6 5/8 x 11 in.) Metropolitan… Read More »Preparations for a Hunt
Masterworks
Battle of Thanesar
Basawan · Akbar Watches a Battle Between Two Rival Groups c.1590 – Miniature on paper – Victoria & Albert Museum, London Although we do not… Read More »Battle of Thanesar
Sunrise
Claude Lorrain · Sunrise Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée, France, 1600-1682), 1646-47. Oil on canvas, 102.9×134 cm (40 1/2 x 52 3/4 in.) Metropolitan Museum, New… Read More »Sunrise
View of Toledo
El Greco · View of Toledo El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greece, 1541 – Spain, 1614). ca.1604-14, oil on canvas, 121.3 cm × 108.6 cm (47.8… Read More »View of Toledo
Pine Trees (Shorin-zu-byobu)
Hasegawa Tohaku · Pine Trees (Shorin-zu-byobu) Hasegawa Tohaku (Japan, 1539-1610), ca.1580. Ink on paper, diptych, each panel 156.8 × 356 cm (61.73 × 140.16 in)… Read More »Pine Trees (Shorin-zu-byobu)
The Tempest
Giorgione · The Tempest 1508 – Oil on canvas – Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice One of the most talented painters of all time, Giorgione’s artistic career… Read More »The Tempest
The Hunters in the Snow
Pieter Bruegel the Elder · The Hunters in the Snow Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Flemish, ca.1525-1569), ca.1565. Oil on panel, 117×162 cm. (46 in ×… Read More »The Hunters in the Snow
Danube landscape near Regensburg
Albrecht Altdorfer · Danube landscape near Regensburg Albrecht Altdorfer (German, ca.1480-1538), ca. 1522–25, oil on panel, 30×22 cm. (11.8 x 8.7 in) Alte Pinakothek, Munich… Read More »Danube landscape near Regensburg
Landscape with Charon Crossing the Styx
Joachim Patinir · Landscape with Charon Crossing the Styx Joachim Patinir (Flemish, ca. 1484-1520). ca.1520, oil on panel, 64×103 cm. (25.2 x 40.6 in) Prado… Read More »Landscape with Charon Crossing the Styx
Lofty Mount Lu
Shen Zhou · Lofty Mount Lu 1467 – Ink and color on silk – National Museum, Taipei Shen Zhou (China, 1427-1509). ca.1480. Ink and color… Read More »Lofty Mount Lu