Around 1630, King Charles I of England received three paintings by Rembrandt as a gift ... then some years later rejected her for a younger woman, Hendrickje Stoffels, who had joined the household ...
In galleries, you could see the queen, who Jews commemorate every Purim for her salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia, in paintings by Rembrandt, his pupils and contemporaries.
Rembrandt is represented by three paintings and a half dozen etchings, and the show also includes memorable works by his pupil Aert de Gelder and the two Jans (Steen and Lievens). It argues that ...
The pink center of the painting is said to represent a woman lying amid ... A set of two portraits by Rembrandt also make the list of the most expensive paintings ever sold. These two portraits ...
Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...
Today, nearly 1,000 Fayum paintings exist in collections in Egypt ... luminescence digital imaging to analyze one portrait of a woman. They documented extensive use of Egyptian blue, a copper ...
Keep in mind that there are no Rembrandt paintings – only etchings – much to the chagrin of some recent museumgoers, though there are paintings by Rembrandt's contemporaries, such as Pieter ...
Paintings attributed to the likes of Pablo Picasso and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn were among the works of art. There were also forged pieces purporting to be from Mario Puccini, Giacomo Balla ...