Rembrandt’s Lace
Did Rembrandt Paint Oopjen’s Lace?IntroductionLace is one of the most beautiful, complex, refined, and expensive items depicted in many early
Paint it Black
Black is one of the most difficult colours to get right in painting. Many artists prefer to use Ivory Black,
Bitesize Blog: Van der Helst
Click to enlargeBartholomeus van der Helst, Portrait of Abraham del Court and His Wife Maria de Kaersgieter, oil on canvas,
Dogs in Dutch Genre Painting
Dutch 17th century art is full of dogs. The highly popular (then and now) and numerous genre paintings feature our
Bitesize Blog: Judith Leyster
Judith Leyster, Self Portrait, oil on canvas, 74.6×65.1cm, c. 1630. National Gallery of Art, WashingtonJudith LeysterSelf PortraitOil on canvas, 74.6
A Study After Ter Borch
Copying the Old Masters is as old a technique as the old masters themselves. For as long as artists have
17th Century Dutch Dress
If you look at early 17th century Dutch portraits, such as by Rembrand and Frans Hals you might be wondering
Let’s Take a Walk in a Dutch Landscape
The Dutch 17th century is a famous period in the history of art because of its prolific production of art.
Why Bother with the Old Masters
You know me, I love my art history. And I write and paint partly because I want to show you
Three Painters, Three Portraits
Two paintings, by two different painters; they currently hang in the same room at the National Gallery in London. One was painted
The Miniaturist
If you are in the UK you might have watched the tv adaptation of The Miniaturist on the BBC on
Pleating Wonders: Ruffs
The large ruffs you find in Dutch early seventeenth-century portraits are the results of the time consuming efforts of linen
