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Putto in Nicolas Poussin's Painting
Question: What is the putto in Nicolas Poussin's painting "Aurora and Cephalus" doing? Answer: Showing the huntsman Cephalus a small portrait of his wife Procris. more...
These self-portraits by American and European artists from the 17th and 18th centuries feature realism and show artists in various roles. more...
17th-Century European Painters
Discover artist Hobbema's most famous painting, the definition of academicism, and how a celebrated 19th-century artist has been ignored for decades. more...
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Rachel Ruysch – Female Dutch Flower Painter
By: Kathleen Duffy
This article briefly examines the life of Rachel Ruysch, the female still life flower painter who produced some of the finest work to emerge from the Dutch Golden Age. more...
Landscape with Aeneas at Delos by Claude Lorrain
Like Nicolas Poussin, Claude became one of the most revered artists of the 17th century and this classicist landscape is a firm fixture of western canon of art. more...
The Finding of Moses Painting by Nicolas Poussin
The formal analysis of Poussin's history painting clarifies how and why this work acquired canonical status in western art. more...
Formal analysis of the Dutch 'Vanitas' painting, a subgenre of still life, popular in the 17th century Holland. more...
Artists and Fame - Johannes Vermeer
Vermeer (1632-1675) was a Dutch painter of the Baroque era whose specialization in depicting ordinary scenes in domestic interior made him a successful businessman. more...
By: Heather Hurd
Artemisia Gentileschi was a highly skilled painter of the Renaissance and a unique figure in a male oriented art world. more...
Charles LeBrun – 17th-century French Painter
Charles LeBrun (1619-90) formalized official artistic theory and practice that would rule the art world until the 19th century. more...
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