Venice The Doge’s Palace and the Molo by Francesco Guardi was created in 1770. The painting is in National Gallery, London. The size of the work is 58,1 x 76,4 cm and is made of oil on canvas. About the Work Guardi delighted in capturing the charm of his beloved Venice, and here he has given… Read More »Venice The Doge’s Palace and the Molo by Francesco Guardi The post Venice The Doge’s Palace and the Molo by Francesco Guardi appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
A Horse frightened by Lightning by Theodore Gericault was created in 1813 – 1814. The painting is in National Gallery London. The size of the work is 48,9 x 60,3 cm and is made of oil on canvas. About the Work Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault was a keen horseman, and his passion for horses was matched by… Read More »A Horse frightened by Lightning by Theodore Gericault The post A Horse frightened by Lightning by Theodore Gericault appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
Psyche Showing her Sisters her Gifts from Cupid by Jean Honore Fragonard was created in 1753. The painting is in National Gallery London. The size of the work is 168,3 x 192,4 cm and is made of oil on canvas. About the Work This painting illustrates an episode from the classical story of Cupid and Psyche. Having fallen… Read More »Psyche Showing her Sisters her Gifts from Cupid by Jean Honore Fragonard The post Psyche Showing her Sisters her Gifts from Cupid by Jean Honore Fragonard ap...| Kalligone
A View of Delft by Carel Fabritius was created in 1652. The painting is in National Gallery, London. The size of the work is 15,5 x 31,7 cm and is made of oil on canvas. About the Work This is a very small and very unusual painting, showing a view of the Nieuwe Kerk in… Read More »A View of Delft by Carel Fabritius The post A View of Delft by Carel Fabritius appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
Young Man in a Fur Cap (probably a Self Portrait) by Carel Fabritius was created in 1654. The painting is in National Gallery, London. The size of the work is 70,5 x 61,5 cm and is made of oil on canvas. About the Work This portrait is one of Carel Fabritius’s final works, made in the… Read More »Young Man in a Fur Cap by Carel Fabritius The post Young Man in a Fur Cap by Carel Fabritius appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
Breakfast Table with Blackberry Pie by Willem Claesz Heda was created in 1631. The painting is in Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden. The size of the work is 54 x 82 cm and is made of oil on wood. About the Work Heda’s picture is full of snapshots that point to the fleeting nature of human… Read More »Breakfast Table with Blackberry Pie by Willem Claesz Heda The post Breakfast Table with Blackberry Pie by Willem Claesz Heda appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window by Johannes Vermeer was created in 1657 – 1659. The painting is in Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden. The size of the work is 83 x 64,5 cm and is made of oil on canvas. About the Work Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, also known… Read More »Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window by Johannes Vermeer The post Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window by Johannes Vermeer appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
Bacchus and Ariadne by Caesar van Everdingen was created in 1660. The painting is in Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden. The size of the work is 147 x 161 cm and is made of oil on canvas. About the Work Ariadne, crowned with a floral wreath, looks down at us with a coquettish smile. In a… Read More »Bacchus and Ariadne by Caesar van Everdingen The post Bacchus and Ariadne by Caesar van Everdingen appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
View of Dresden by Moonlight by Johan Christian Dahl was created in 1839. The painting is in Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden. The size of the work is 78 x 130 cm and is made of oil on canvas. About the Work Silhouetted against the blue night sky with the moon peeping through between the torn… Read More »View of Dresden by Moonlight by Johan Christian Dahl The post View of Dresden by Moonlight by Johan Christian Dahl appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
The Virgin Mary with a Carnation by Albrecht Dürer was created in 1516. The painting is in Alte Pinakothek München. The size of the work is 39,7 x 29,3 cm and is made of oil on wood. About the Work This unusual picture is recorded as having already been in the private gallery of Elector… Read More »The Virgin Mary with a Carnation by Albrecht Dürer The post The Virgin Mary with a Carnation by Albrecht Dürer appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
The Virgin Mary as Mother of Sorrows by Albrecht Dürer was created in 1496. The painting is in Alte Pinakothek München. The size of the work is 110 x 43,6 cm and is made of oil on wood. About the Work The ‘Mother of Sorrows’ is the earliest painting in the Dürer collection in Munich.… Read More »The Virgin Mary as Mother of Sorrows by Albrecht Dürer The post The Virgin Mary as Mother of Sorrows by Albrecht Dürer appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
St Simeon and St Lazarus by Albrecht Dürer was created in 1503 – 1505. The painting is in Alte Pinakothek München. The size of the work is 97 x 55,1 cm and is made of oil on wood. About the Work The figures (see inv. no. WAF 228) are the saints Joseph and Joachim, Simeon… Read More »St Simeon and St Lazarus by Albrecht Dürer The post St Simeon and St Lazarus by Albrecht Dürer appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
A Young Princess by Jan Gossaert was created in 1530 – 1532. The painting is in National Gallery London. The size of the work is 38,2 x 29,1 cm and is made of oil on wood. About the Work A young girl, her clothes sewn with hundreds of pearls, gazes out at us. She seems… Read More »A Young Princess by Jan Gossaert The post A Young Princess by Jan Gossaert appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
The Adoration of the Kings by Jan Gossaert was created in 1510 – 1515. The painting is in National Gallery, London. The size of the work is 179,8 x 163,2 cm and is made of oil on wood. About the Work This large altarpiece is crammed with peasants, animals, angels and richly dressed kings and… Read More »The Adoration of the Kings by Jan Gossaert The post The Adoration of the Kings by Jan Gossaert appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
Memory of a Wooded Island in the Baltic Sea by Carl Gustav Carus was created in 1835. The painting is in Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden. The size of the work is 117,5 x 162,5 cm and is made of oil on canvas. About the Work As an artist, Carus was a dilettante in the best… Read More »Memory of a Wooded Island in the Baltic Sea by Carl Gustav Carus The post Memory of a Wooded Island in the Baltic Sea by Carl Gustav Carus appeared first on Kalligone.| Kalligone
The Chocolate Girl by Jean-Étienne Liotard was created in 1744. The painting is in Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden. The size of the work is 82,5 x 52,5 cm| Kalligone