According to the tenets of the 17th–century Catholic church, Mary Magdalen was an example of the repentant sinner and consequently a symbol of the Sacrament of Penance. According to legend, …
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Judith Leyster
Judith Leyster’s Self–Portrait exudes pride and self–confidence, and it has become one of the National Gallery of Art’s most popular Dutch paintings. Leyster has depicted herself at her easel, briefly …
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Bagpipe Player
Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588–1629), as no other Dutch artist, could capture the rhythms of music in the very way he composed his paintings. His musicians lean into their instruments, their …
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A Concert
Reproduced on the cover of the standard monograph on Cariani, A Concert is widely regarded as the artist’s masterpiece. The painting first came to light in the 1960s, when it …
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Orpheus
Artist: Venetian 16th Century Title: Orpheus Dated: c. 1515 Medium: oil on panel transferred to canvas Classification: Painting Dimensions: overall: 39.5 x 81 cm (15 9/16 x 31 7/8 in.) …
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