Joseph Wright of Derby’s portrait of his daughter Anna is a fascinating example of an artist recycling an old canva
The portrait of Lady Rous and the companion portrait of Rt Hon. John Rous were painted in 1796 by the leading English Regency artist Sir William Beechey.
The x-radiograph of Longstaff’s Lady in grey led to a startling discover
At first glance it appears that the subject of this portrait is dressed in a full black costume over her buttoned-up white shirt.
Luminous is the first exhibition in twenty-five years to feature the National Gallery of Victoria’s outstanding collection of watercolours and gouache
Every ten years, Wright paints his own portrait. It is like a visual journal, contemplating his changing face and thoughts.
Every ten years, Wright paints his own portrait. It is like a visual journal, contemplating his changing face and thoughts.
Mystery girl. Before she was identified as Lucrezia Borgia, this painting was called Portrait of a youth as nobody knew who the sitter was.
Mystery girl. Before she was identified as Lucrezia Borgia, this painting was called Portrait of a youth as nobody knew who the sitter was.
A major international exhibition featuring two of the most significant artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries – Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei – opens at the National Gallery of…
This major international exhibition features two of the most significant artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei
A self-portrait is a self-assertion of some kind; how does the artist want us to perceive him?
A self-portrait is a self-assertion of some kind; how does the artist want us to perceive him?
He is so enamoured by her beauty that John Rous commissions a life-size portrait of his new wife – whose descendants reside in Victor
He is so enamoured by her beauty that John Rous commissions a life-size portrait of his new wife – whose descendants reside in Victor
Originally considered a Rembrandt self-portrait, we now wonder: who was the real mystery painter behind this portrait of the older master?
Originally considered a Rembrandt self-portrait, we now wonder: who was the real mystery painter behind this portrait of the older master?
Through costumes and a stylised Italianate landscape, this marriage portrait boasts the couples’ wealth and social standin
Through costumes and a stylised Italianate landscape, this marriage portrait boasts the couples’ wealth and social standin
Meet the Wares: friends and siblings from Tasmania’s Spring Creek, in a portrait hopeful of a harmonious futur
Meet the Wares: friends and siblings from Tasmania’s Spring Creek, in a portrait hopeful of a harmonious futur
By the 1640s the Amsterdam art scene was under the spell of Rembrandt, who had moved there from his home town of Leiden in 1632.
By the 1640s the Amsterdam art scene was under the spell of Rembrandt, who had moved there from his home town of Leiden in 1632.