Netherlands. c.1630 - c. 1676
Landscape, figure in landscape, genre, and river scene painting
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1646 Lubeck, Germany - 1723 London, England. Known for: Aristocratic portrait painting.
From Lubeck, Germany, Godfrey Kneller, born with the name Gottfried Kniller, arrived in England with his brother, John Zacharias Kneller, in 1676. Godfrey had studied in Leiden with Ferdinand Bol,... Read full biography
From Lubeck, Germany, Godfrey Kneller, born with the name Gottfried Kniller, arrived in England with his brother, John Zacharias Kneller, in 1676. Godfrey had studied in Leiden with Ferdinand Bol, with Rembrandt in Amsterdam, and in Italy with Carlo Maratti. In England, he won the patronage of the... Read full biography
From Lubeck, Germany, Godfrey Kneller, born with the name Gottfried Kniller, arrived in England with his brother, John Zacharias Kneller, in 1676. Godfrey had studied in Leiden with Ferdinand Bol, with Rembrandt in Amsterdam, and in Italy with Carlo Maratti. In England, he won the patronage of the Duke of Monmouth, whose contacts combined with his talents for portraiture resulted in his becoming the leading portrait painter in England during the 17th and early 18th centuries. He served as Court... Read full biography
From Lubeck, Germany, Godfrey Kneller, born with the name Gottfried Kniller, arrived in England with his brother, John Zacharias Kneller, in 1676. Godfrey had studied in Leiden with Ferdinand Bol, with Rembrandt in Amsterdam, and in Italy with Carlo Maratti. In England, he won the patronage of the Duke of Monmouth, whose contacts combined with his talents for portraiture resulted in his becoming the leading portrait painter in England during the 17th and early 18th centuries. He served as Court Painter from Charles II to George I. He was noted for his international style of portrait painting, which meant conveying on canvas dignity and a clear sense of rank and grace and refinement. The method was to pose the subject in elaborate costume... Read full biography
From Lubeck, Germany, Godfrey Kneller, born with the name Gottfried Kniller, arrived in England with his brother, John Zacharias Kneller, in 1676. Godfrey had studied in Leiden with Ferdinand Bol, with Rembrandt in Amsterdam, and in Italy with Carlo Maratti. In England, he won the patronage of the Duke of Monmouth, whose contacts combined with his talents for portraiture resulted in his becoming the leading portrait painter in England during the 17th and early 18th centuries. He served as Court Painter from Charles II to George I. He was noted for his international style of portrait painting, which meant conveying on canvas dignity and a clear sense of rank and grace and refinement. The method was to pose the subject in elaborate costume with hands positioned authoritatively and use subtle under painting, rich coloration and a "refined patterning of light and shadow" (Flexne... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: Portrait of Elizabeth, Duchess of Dorset, full-length, in a white dress with a blue wrap, leaning on a stone pedestal with her left hand, beside a draped curtain
Portrait of Elizabeth, Duchess of Dorset, full-length, in a white dress with a blue wrap, leaning on a stone pedestal with her left hand, beside a draped curtain
Sir Godfrey KnellerPortrait of Elizabeth, Duchess of Dorset, full-length, in a white dress with a blue wrap, leaning on a stone pedestal with her left hand, beside a draped curtain
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PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN RUSHOUT, 4TH BT. (1684-1775)
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Portrait of Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield (1663-1716), three-quarter-length, in armour, leaning on a plinth, a landscape beyond
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Fashionable portrait painting
Italy. 1609 - 1685
Religious theme painting
United Kingdom, England, Netherlands, Germany. 1618 - 1680
Portrait, landscape, religious themed, history and figure paintings
United Kingdom, England. 1723 - 1792
Portrait painting-Grand Style
United Kingdom, England. 1753 - 1839
Small scale full-length portrait painting, aristocrats, royalty
United Kingdom. 1756 - 1827
Illustration, landscape
Flemish, Belgium. 1593 - 1678
Portrait, genre, banquet scenes and religious painting, tapestry design, drawing
France. 1858 - 1933
Landscape and figure painting
France. 1840 - 1920
Portrait, figure and genre painting, engraving
United Kingdom, England. 1727 - 1788
Drawing, portrait and landscape painting
France. 1852 - 1931
Impressionist city genre painting, lithography, etching, caricature, camouflage
France. 1810 - 1865
Barbizon School painting-landscapes
United Kingdom, England. 1776 - 1837
Regional rural landscape and rural scene painting, figure drawing
Japan, England, United Kingdom. 1855 - 1924
Bucolic genre and female figure in landscape
France. 1811 - 1889
Barbizon style landscape painting
France. 1829 - 1900
Portrait and landscape painting
Italy. 1859 - 1944
Figure, genre painting
Netherlands, Holland. 1824 - 1911
Hague School tonalist historical, figure, landscape and religious painting
France, Switzerland. 1819 - 1877
Realist landscape, seascape, nude figure, still life and genre painting
France, Switzerland. 1859 - 1923
Figure, landscape, genre, small animal painting, illustration, prints
France, Germany. 1828 - 1899
Painting-Arabian warrior genre
Netherlands, Belgium. 1882 - 1966
Genre, interior
Belgium, England. 1599 - 1641
Court portrait and religious painting, etching
France, Belgium. 1889 - 1963
Theatre and jewelry designer, graphic artist, ceramist, poet
United Kingdom. 1701 - 1779
Portrait painting
France. 1847 - 1907
Landscape, still-life and genre painting
England, United Kingdom. 1735 - 1811
Portrait painting of distinguished persons
Massachusetts, Rhode Island / England. 1755 - 1828
Portrait painting, some genre-figure
United Kingdom, Netherlands, England. 1593 - 1661
Portrait painting, miniatures
France. 1865 - 1937
Still life, portrait and genre painting
United Kingdom, England, Ireland. 1718 - 1784
Portrait and miniature painting