Salomon van Ruysdael was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. He was the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael.
Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He is generally considered the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, a period of great wealth and cultural achievement when Dutch painting became highly popular.
Piping Shepherds is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Aelbert Cuyp, created in 1643-1644. The painting depicts a pair of shepherds playing a tune on their pipes as their flock idles nearby. The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
The Collector of Prints is a mid-19th century painting by French artist Edgar Degas. Done in oil on canvas, the painting is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey is a late 19th-century painting by Scottish-American artist George Inness. The work is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Boating is an 1874 painting by French artist Édouard Manet in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Houses on the Achterzaan is an 1871 painting by French artist Claude Monet. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts riverside garden houses on the west shore of the Achterzaan river in Zaandam, the Netherlands. He painted it from the dam in the Zaan, facing northwest. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Cypresses is a late 19th-century painting by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted around June 1889. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts a pair of cypress trees in the French countryside. The work is currently on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier is aqn oil on wood painting by Dutch artist Gerard ter Borch the Younger, created c. 1658. The work depicts a young woman playing a theorbo while her lover looks on. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
Moses Striking the Rock is a late 16th century painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts a scene from the Old Testament in which the prophet Moses strikes the grounds to draw forth water for the Israelites. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Entrance to a Dutch Port is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Willem van de Velde the Younger, created c. 1665. The painting depicts a bustling harbor in the Netherlands. The work is indicative of the historical mercantile power of the Netherlands during the 17th century. Entrance to a Dutch Port is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
The Dream of Aeneas is an oil-on-canvas painting by Italian artist Salvator Rosa, executed c. 1660–1665. It depicts a scene from the Roman poet Virgil's Aeneid in which an embodiment of the Tiber river speaks to the Trojan hero Aeneas. The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
Fish Market is a mid 16th century painting by Dutch artist Joachim Beuckelaer. Done in oil on wood, the work depicts a bustling fish market. Painting during the waning years of the Beeldenstorm, the painting reflects the changing subject of Dutch art from religious to secular themes. The work is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Last Moments of John Brown is a late 19th-century painting by Irish-American artist Thomas Hovenden. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts American abolitionist and insurrectionist John Brown being led to his execution. The painting is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Lobster Fishermen is an early 20th century painting by American artist Marsden Hartley. Done in oil on masonite, it depicts a group of lobster fishermen in Hartley's native state of Maine. Considered part of Hartley's 'Maine Series', it is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Madame Roulin and Her Baby is an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts Augustine and Marcelle Roulin, the later of whom was an infant. The Roulin family became acquaintances of van Gogh after the family's patriarch, postman Joseph Roulin, met Van Gogh following the artist's relocation to the town of Arles. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Drawing the Eel is a mid 17th century painting by Dutch artist Salomon van Ruysdael. Done in oil on wood, the painting depicts a traditional Dutch festival pastime of palingtrekken, translatable to "Eel pulling" or "Eel drawing". Van Ruysdael's work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and is considered historian Walter Liedtke to be "One of the finest paintings acquired by the Museum in its founding".
Evening at Medfield, Massachusetts is a mid 19th-century painting by American artist George Inness. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts evening falling in the countryside near Medfield, Massachusetts. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Source of the Loue is the name of several mid-19th century paintings by French artist Gustave Courbet. Done in oil on canvas, the paintings depict the river Loue in eastern France.
Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting is a painting by Dutch artist Pieter de Hooch, created c. 1663–1665. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts the interior of a Dutch home and two distinct conversations taking place. Leisure is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
