Lute and other related instruments iconography (by Cuerdas Pulsadas)

About the author Pere (Pedro) García, who came from Benabarra in Huesca, was active in Barcelona around 1455 and in Lérida around 1460. He is also mentioned in records dated …

About the author Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a German-born painter who moved to Flanders and worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish …

About the author Giovanni Antonio Fasolo (1530–1572), born in Mandello del Lario, Italia, was a late Renaissance Italian painter of the Venetian school, active in Vicenza and surroundings. A native …

About the author Cornelis Cort (c. 1533 – c. 1578) was a Dutch engraver and draughtsman. He spent the last 12 years of his life in Italy, where he was …

About the author There are very few indisputable facts regarding the biography of this painter. His origins, and his dates of birth and death are not known for certain. Through …

About the author Isaac Oliver (c. 1565 – bur. October 2, 1617) was a French-born English portrait miniature painter. Born in Rouen, he moved to London in 1568 with his …

About the author The Sadeler family were the largest, and probably the most successful of the dynasties of Flemish engravers that were dominant in Northern European printmaking in the later …

About the author Crispijn de Passe the Elder (publisher/printer; printmaker; painter/draughtsman; Flemish; Male; 1564 – 1637) Draughtsman, engraver and publisher; began his career in Antwerp but by 1589 had fled …

About the author Nicolas Tournier (baptised 12 July 1590 – d. before February 1639)[1] was a French Baroque painter. Born in Montbéliard, he followed the profession of his father, André …

About the author Nicolas Tournier (baptised 12 July 1590 – d. before February 1639)[1] was a French Baroque painter. Born in Montbéliard, he followed the profession of his father, André …

About the author Nicolas Tournier (baptised 12 July 1590 – d. before February 1639)[1] was a French Baroque painter. Born in Montbéliard, he followed the profession of his father, André …

About the author Jan Hermansz van Bijlert (1597 or 1598 – November 1671) was a Dutch portrait painter in the style of Caravaggio. Jan van Bijlert was born at Utrecht, …

About the author Jan Hermansz van Bijlert (1597 or 1598 – November 1671) was a Dutch portrait painter in the style of Caravaggio. Jan van Bijlert was born at Utrecht, …

About the author Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Dutch pronunciation: [‘ryb?(n)s]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640), was a German-born Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque …

About the author Nicolas Tournier (baptised 12 July 1590 – d. before February 1639)[1] was a French Baroque painter. Born in Montbéliard, he followed the profession of his father, André …

About the author Jan Miense Molenaer (1610 – buried 19 September 1668), was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter whose style was a precursor to Jan Steen’s work during Dutch …

About the author Jan Hermansz van Bijlert (1597 or 1598 – November 1671) was a Dutch portrait painter in the style of Caravaggio. Jan van Bijlert was born at Utrecht, …

About the author Jan Davidsz. de Heem or in-full Jan Davidszoon de Heem, also called Johannes de Heem or Johannes van Antwerpen (ca. 17 April 1606 – before 26 April …

About the author Gabriël Metsu (January 1629 – buried 24 October 1667) was a Dutch painter of history paintings, genre works and portraits. Metsu was the son of the Flemish …

About the author Gabriël Metsu (January 1629 – buried 24 October 1667) was a Dutch painter of history paintings, genre works and portraits. Metsu was the son of the Flemish …

Cristoforo Munari (July 21, 1667 – June 3, 1720) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque specializing in still life paintings.

About the author Allan Ramsay (1713-1784):  Scottish painter and intellectual who studied in Italy and settled in London. Became Court Painter to George II in 1760. His portraiture of female …

About the author Francis Cotes (20 May 1726 – 16 July 1770) was an English painter, one of the pioneers of English pastel painting, and a founding member of the …

About the author Previati moved from Ferrara to Milan in 1876 and enrolled at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, studying under Giuseppe Bertini, Giovanni Morelli, and Federico Faruffini. He …