Fine Art

Portrait of Pieter Spiering — History & Facts

The Flemish sculptor Dieussart was a very popular portraitist at princely courts throughout northern Europe. In The Hague, he worked for Stadtholder Frederick Henry, but he also portrayed wealthy citizens, such as the Delft tapestry-weaver Pieter Spiering and his wife, Johanna Doré.

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Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez, oil painting featuring Infanta Margarita and her attendants.

Las meninas

Diego Velázquez

Self-portrait with a bandaged ear and pipe, oil on canvas by an unidentified artist

Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear and Pipe

Unidentified artist

Portrait of a girl with a pearl earring, oil painting by Johannes Vermeer

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer

The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, oil painting by Rembrandt van Rijn

The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’

Rembrandt van Rijn

Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn featuring a man in shadow

The Hundred Guilder Print: the man seen on the back in the lower left corner

Rembrandt van Rijn

Etching by Vincent van Gogh depicting Dr Gachet with expressive features.

Portrait of Dr Gachet

Vincent van Gogh