Virtue, or vice? This seated woman is an icon of domesticity, but the man’s money may tempt her away from work.
Location: Mauritshuis
This enigmatic character study was dubbed the “Dutch Mona Lisa.” The turban and pearl add a touch of the exotic.
Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring
70 percent of this landscape is sky. The church orients us, but weather adds specificity and dynamism.
Jacob van Ruisdael, View of Haarlem with ...
With its animation and naturalism, this canvas launched Rembrandt’s career as a portrait painter.
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