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Cima was one of the most prolific artists in Venice at the end of the 15th century. More than thirty altarpieces by Cima survive - more than for any of his contemporaries. They include 'The ...

Rosalie (Rosa) Bonheur was born in Bordeaux, and moved to Paris in 1829. She was a famous animal painter. She exhibited the original version of The Horse Fair (now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York ...

A small group of people meet to make music and enjoy each other’s company. We look over the back of a chair to see a young woman playing the violin. A second man smiles at the young woman sitting at ...

Jacob van Ruisdael’s washerwomen are strong and sturdy. One stands in the river up to her ankles and raises a stick to beat the linen she’s washing, while her companion stoops to rinse a cloth. Behind ...

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Pieter Jacobsz. Codde was born in Amsterdam, where he seems to have spent most of his life and where he died in 1678. Nothing is certain about his training, but when he married in 1623 he was ...

He is said to have been taught by Baron Antoine-Jean Gros and to have studied with Victor Bertin. He exhibited at the Salon from 1834, specialising initially in landscapes, which he showed for the ...

Dr Finaldi was previously Deputy Director for Collections and Research at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, a position he took up in 2002. Born in London in 1965, Gabriele Finaldi studied art ...

The strong wind blowing towards us in this picture is almost tangible. Water roars and tumbles over bare rocks that jut up through the foam. Clouds pile high and rush overhead, echoing the shape of ...

David Hockney, in his own words, has always been a looker. Throughout his career, Hockney has found inspiration in the work of other artists. He never tires of looking at paintings. For him, there’s ...