Contemporary artist and MFA graphic designer Eben Haines compares 17th-century Dutch and Flemish self-portraits to his own work—whereas artists of the past depicted power in their self-portraits, Haines attempts to portray vulnerability.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Tour a doll’s house modeled after a 17th-century Dutch home
A Dutch doll house
What lies behind this ornate display of pewter, oysters, blue-and-white porcelain, and sugary sweets?
Osias Beert, Still Life with Various Vessels ...
Based on a print made a century earlier, this figure appeared again in a later Rubens painting as the artist attempted to create an authentic portrayal of an African king.
Peter Paul Rubens, Mulay Ahmad
Raking light reveals bulges and creases in a canvas, as well as the dynamism of van Gogh’s brushstrokes.
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