Baroque

Anthony van Dyck: Portrait of Lord John and Lord Bernard Stuart

Anthony van Dyck: Portrait of Lord John and Lord Bernard Stuart

Portrait of Lord John and Lord Bernard Stuart is a 1638 double-portrait painting by Flemish Baroque artist Anthony van Dyck. Analysis of Portrait of Lord John and Lord Bernard Stuart Just as the background and architectural features are non-descript and plain here, the costumes of the two young sons of the Duke of Lennox are …

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Claude Lorrain: Landscape with Apollo Guarding the Herds of Admetus and Mercury Stealing them

Landscape with Apollo Guarding the Herds of Admetus and Mercury Stealing them: Claude Lorrain

In Landscape with Apollo Guarding the Herds of Admetus and Mercury stealing them of 1645, French Baroque painter Claude Lorrain depicts the Greek god Apollo in his guise as the god of music and herds being deceived by Mercury the messenger of the gods in his own guise as the god of thieves and trickery. …

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Anthony Van Dyck: Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton

Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton: Anthony Van Dyck

Portrait of Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton is a 1640 painting by Flemish portrait painter Anthony Van Dyck. It is in the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne where it has been since being purchased by the gallery in 1922. Analysis of the Portrait of Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton This is a …

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