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Woman Playing the Cittern – Jan Steen 1662
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 21 2012
Jan Havickszoon Steen ( 1626 – 1679 ) Detail: cittern, stringed instrument, gown, c...
Pantry by candlelight – Georg Flegel 1630
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 20 2012
Georg Flegel (1566 – 1638) Detail: knife, candle extinguisher, fish, brass kettle, ...
Before the Inn – George Morland 1792
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 19 2012
George Morland ( 1763 – 1804 ) Detail: table, walking stick, mug, pipe, jacket. hat...
Christ in the House with Mary and Martha – Diego Velázquez 1618
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 18 2012
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez ( 1599 – 1660 ) Detail: garlic, pepper, silv...
The Alchemist – Longhi 1757
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 15 2012
Pietro Longhi (1702–1785) image from The Yorck Project Check out this raised hearth...
The Army of Louis XIV in front of Tournai – Meulen 1684
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 14 2012
Adam Frans van der Meulen 1632 – 1690 Maybe we should get a striped marquee for ou...
The Army of Louis XIV in front of Tournai – Meulen 1684
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 14 2012
Adam Frans van der Meulen 1632 – 1690 Maybe we should get a striped marquee for ou...
Self Portrait – Mengs 1744
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 12 2012
Anton Raphael Mengs 1728 – 1779 Detail: hair, shirt, coat, cloth buttons
The Laundress – Ceruti 1736
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 08 2012
Giacomo Ceruti 1698 – 1767 I wonder why they didn’t wash their clothing as much as ...
Boy Playing Cards – Chardin about 1740
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 07 2012
Jean Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) Detail: game table, drawer, cards, coins, sleeved wai...
Still Life with Fruit and Sugar Loaf – about 1720
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 05 2012
Unknown artist Detail: food, fruit, cherries, silver spoon, brass mortar and pestle,...
Departure from a French Inn – Grimm 1775
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 04 2012
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733-1794 Caricature illustration for a book. Detail: postil...
De ketelschuurster – Abraham van Strij
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on June 01 2012
Abraham van Strij 1753-1826Detail: kitchen, copper kettle, iron lid, brass strainer, l...
The Butcher’s Shop – Passerotti 1580’s
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on May 31 2012
Bartolomeo Passerotti 1529 – 1592 Detail: knife, food, meat, meat hooks, butchering
Still Life with Stag Beetle – Flegel 1635
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on May 30 2012
Georg Flegel 1566 – 1638 Keeping with the bugs and food theme from the other day. De...
Ships in the Thames Estuary near Sheerness – Sailmaker 1708
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on May 29 2012
Isaac Sailmaker 1633-1721 Detail: Ships, boats, sailor clothing, sailboat
Study of Farm Cart – Alexander
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on May 25 2012
William Alexander, 1767-1816 Detail: farm cart, basket, farmer, barn, whip.
The Welsh Curate – Hearne
Jonathan Townsend
Posted on May 24 2012
Thomas Hearne, 1744-1817 Detail: bed, bench, bowls, shoes, breeches, coat, hat, knife...