woman in the Washington painting is projected in a remarkably forceful and direct manner
Dorinda, dressed in a classicizing manner with a red satin skirt, white blouse, and
I have drawings done in that manner.” [2] John R.
One of the towering figures of Italian Renaissance art, Titian dominated painting in Venice from the death in 1516 of his probable master, Giovanni Bellini , until his own death 60 years later. His long career is exceptionally well documented in his middle and later years, but contemporary evidence regarding his birthdate is contradictory, and major problems of dating and attribution still surround his earliest works.
unclear, and it is sometimes supposed that he made small-scale oil sketches, in the manner
With one arm akimbo and a penetrating, forthright stare, this dashing young man with his wide-brimmed hat exudes confidence and strength. His erect stance as well as the crisp, angular folds of his black satin cloak heighten the impression that he was a man of purpose.
Notably, his manner of accenting the eyes in his drawings of children resembles that
One of Domenico Veneziano’s major works is an altarpiece that he painted about 1445 for the Church of Santa Lucia dei Magnoli, in Florence. The incident illustrated in this small panel from the base of the altarpiece is John’s act of exchanging his rich, worldly clothes for a rough, camel–hair coat.
Rather than showing the saint in the usual manner, as a mature, bearded hermit, Domenico
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, born in Leiden on July 15, 1606, was the son of a miller, Harmen Gerritsz van Rijn, and his wife, Neeltgen van Zuytbrouck. The youngest son of at least ten children, Rembrandt was not expected to carry on his father’s business.
1650s and early 1660s, stylistic trends had veered away from his deeply personal manner
Vienna) [fig2], a female nude seen from the rear is articulated in exactly the same manner
Simone Martini depicts Saint Matthew holding a book, quill pen, and inkpot in the process of writing his Gospel. This panel, along with nine others of apostles, including three in the National Gallery of Art’s collection depicting Simon , James Major , and Thaddeus , were once part of the same altarpiece.
marriage that evolved to become the international style, a refined and courtly manner
colored glasses of Childe Hassam or Colin Campbell Cooper, or the matter-of-fact manner
