The subject of this work, The Procuress, was popular in Utrecht in the 1620s. Van Baburen painted another version which was likely owned by Maria […]
The Unequal Lovers theme traditionally depicted the folly of old men with young women. However, the present work offers a twist on the traditional theme: […]
A very recent acquisition, Old Man with a Jug depicts a male figure of advanced age with a grey beard, portrayed three-quarter length, smiling tipsily […]
Sometimes you fall in love with paintings – this happens to us regularly. That was certainly true for both Ilone and myself in the case […]
Ilone and I love this painting by Caesar Boetius van Everdingen. It is a puzzle. The lack of attributes, background landscape and narrative context does […]
This painting is a rarity in Ferdinand Bol’s œuvre – it his only known double portrait of children, in addition to just six recorded single portraits of […]
Gerrit’s most celebrated paintings are urban views set in Haarlem, Amsterdam and The Hague, which constitute the lion share of his painted oeuvre. Our painting […]
This second Smit in our collection is a little jewel and undoubtedly one of his masterpieces. The subject of ships docked in winter is unusual […]
Samuel van Hoogstraten began his career painting tronies in the Amsterdam studio of his illustrious teacher Rembrandt. Pure allegories such as the present are a […]
Laughing Democritus surfaced on the Swiss art market in the spring of 2020 after having not been seen in public in decades. After trying to […]
I would call this work a ‘Portrait of space’. De Witte was not primarily interested in a scrupulous rendering of the architecture but rather in […]
This painting in an upright format is a so-called ship’s portrait. The ‘sitter’ is a ship, occupying the right foreground, port quarter view. This painting, […]
Woman counting coins by candlelight follows in a long tradition of depictions of men or women counting money. Such scenes often hover between genre and […]
The Low Countries were pre-eminently a naval nation that owed its unprecedented prosperity to maritime trade and which brought about an enormous production of seascapes. […]
This painting belongs to a distinctive category of works that combine hunting still lifes with landscape. The scenery here, with its steep cliffs bathed in […]
First love! Why? We saw this work at the beginning of our collecting career and loved its power, the colours and the life size figures. […]
Fewer than three dozen winterlandscapes by Isack van Ostade are known today. His characteristic winter landscapes inspired a number of artists, among them Claes Molenaer […]
Today a little-known artist, Van Loo worked in Amsterdam, where he produced portraits and genre pieces as well as history paintings and was regarded as […]
This is the only extant still life by the Haarlem painter Judith Leyster and as such it stands out within her small oeuvre. A superb […]
The parable is about the Gospel of Luke : a traveller was attacked, robbed and left behind, heavily injured. A priest and a Levite passed […]
Koninck´s late work consists of a group of about seven paintings, one of which is dated 1676. As he appears to have stopped painting in […]
Ilone’s choice; this large canvas is the work of Abraham Janssens, an important Antwerp history painter who left behind a fairly small but nonetheless varied […]
Frans Hals earned his reputation with lifelike depictions and a revolutionary technique, characterised by unusually free and powerful brushwork. Together with Rembrandt, he is rightly […]
Saint John the Evangelist is shown in an ill-defined setting with his customary symbol, the eagle. A red cloak – another customary symbol – is […]
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout trained with Rembrandt in the years 1635-40. He painted many biblical scenes, but also portraits, figure studies and the occasional landscape. […]
Mountainous landscape with ducks, fully signed and dated 1683, is the earliest known work by Adriaen Coorte, a painter who is primarily known for his […]
This painting was only rediscovered a few years ago; there had previously been no mention of it in the literature on Bol. An atmospheric history […]
Berchem very likely never visited Italy; yet this landscape is clearly ‘southern’ in nature. The landscape basks in the warm evening sunlight; the approaching sunset […]
D’Hondecoeter did not often paint predatory birds. Here we see the terrifying raptor chasing a barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), ready to clutch the small bird […]
This naval battle is a masterpiece by Willem van Diest, the founder of a dynasty of marine artists spanning three generations. Van Diest’s vast scene […]
Proud owners! Linear-, colour,- and light perspective as well as the meticulous execution and excellent condition make this one of the most attractive paintings in […]
A museum visitor’s favorite, just look at her eyes. This extraordinary depiction of a young girl – datable to around 1660 – is undoubtedly one […]
Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son and pupil Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633 – 1707) are the most famous marine […]
Stom’s Christ chasing the moneychangers from the temple shows a clear connection to the works of Gerard van Honthorst and Hendrick ter Brugghen in Utrecht in […]
Frans Pourbus the Younger mainly painted portraits and initially worked as court painter for the Brussels-based Spanish Regents of the Netherlands; in 1600 he moved to Mantua […]
Ludolf Backhuysen became Holland’s leading marine specialist when Willem van de Velde the Elder and the Younger (father and son) moved to London in 1672-1673. […]
It is thanks to the signature, written out in full and placed prominently on a pewter jug, that we are able to identify this company […]
For almost 100 years Landscape with peasants dancing the Tarantella was part of the famous Northbrook collection in the UK. Although considered an ‘Italianate’ painting […]
Though this portrait is not signed nor dated, the artist without doubt is the Alkmaar painter Caesar van Everdingen who was recognized in his time […]
With a piercing gaze and an emphatic pointing finger, St Mark – identifiable by his fixed attribute, the lion – draws our attention to an […]
Made available to art lovers and connoisseurs for the first time in more than 100 years, this landscape caused something of a sensation at the […]
Old woman examining a coin by a lantern is a superb example of the work of Gerrit van Honthorst. Recent analysis suggests that the date […]
This image of a boy is undoubtedly one of Abraham Bloemaert’s most charming genre pieces. The bizarre headgear and sausage slung over his shoulder identify […]
The present work has recently been rediscovered after a disappearance of more than half a century. The picture – painted in 1656 after Weenix’s return […]
Bartholomeus Cromhout was a member of a wealthy family that owned 3 adjoining houses on the Herengracht, nrs. 366, 368 and 370. Bartholomeus lived in […]
Proud owners! One of George’s favorites! The scene here describes the moment Peter realizes he has forsaken his G’d and he is desperate! The artist […]
This exceptional history painting by Pieter Codde depicts the sacrifice of Polyxena, a dramatic episode from the last phase of the Trojan War. It is […]
Hendrick ter Brugghen is today considered one of the most important exponents of the Utrecht followers of Caravaggio – together with Dirck van Baburen and […]
This painting, which has never been lined – highly unusual for a seventeenth-century canvas – only became known to the art historical community in 1995, […]
Ships on a stormy sea is superbly executed and was painted some 40 years later than our other Backhuysen; the convincing way in which the […]
Another of Ilone’s favorites : this spectacular piece Fowl attacked by a fox was painted by the Antwerp animal and still life painter Carstian Luyckx. […]
