The young woman in this painting warming herself by placing her hand over a burning coal is a personification of winter.Winter is generally personified as ...

This painting was painted on the occasion of the marriage of a wealthy Dutch merchant from Haarlem and his wife, the daughter of the mayor ...

The overall tone of this painting is dark. However, only the woman's dress in the center (note that her face is painted dark) is characterized ...

This is a painting of a Dutch waterfront. The boat in the foreground has 11 people, 4 horses, 5 dogs, and 2 cows on board. ...

This painting is unusual among Vermeer's works in that it depicts an everyday scene of an ordinary house. Cracked bricks and crumbling white exterior walls ...

The painting featured in this issue is The Calling of Saint Anthony. It is a work by Aertgen Claesz van Leyden (1498 - 1564), dated ...

Cheese, apples, nuts, olives, glasses and wine are all depicted very realistically. Floris van Dyck was one of the pioneers of Dutch still life painting, ...

This painting is a portrait of William of Orange (William I), known as the father of the Dutch nation. At the time, the Netherlands was ...

Bordered by a river, the painting depicts a sunset landscape with a clear view on the right contrasted with a dark forest on the left.Jan ...

In this painting, tulips, anemones, roses, and carnations are arranged in a vase.These flowers bloom in spring and early summer, but it is rare for ...

The men in the painting are textile inspectors, except for the man in the back who is not wearing a hat. These are the people ...

This doll's house is not a child's plaything. It was made at great expense and is completely for adults.It is said to have been made ...

This painting was painted without any drafts. The horses are in full motion, and the viewer can clearly see them in motion. The rider on ...

This is a stone statue of Monju Bosatsu. Monju Bosatsu, one of Buddha's disciples, is represented as a young man. He is seated on a ...

Thomas Gainsborough was a leading English painter of the 18th century.This painting is classified as a "fancy picture.There is no precise definition of "fancy picture," ...

This painting is a mystery. We do not know what this woman looks like, and we are concerned about her body shape. She appears to ...

A girl sits with a bouquet of flowers on the grass.The model for this girl is said to be one of Maris' daughters. The style ...

The youngest mischievous brother is interrupting his sister's piano practice by trying to climb onto a chair. The middle brother is watching and laughing with ...

Avercamp was a Dutch painter famous for his winter landscapes. He excelled at a technique called aerial perspective, which creates depth. He painted objects in ...

The Memorial Tablet for the Lords of Montfoort is the oldest known surviving painting that was made in the Netherlands. It was created by an ...