Fine Art

Woman at her Basin — History & Facts

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More Artworks by Jan van Eyck

A nude male figure stands within a tall arched frame, holding dark green leaves over his genitals, with long brown hair and a beard.

Adam

Jan van Eyck

Nicolas Rolin kneels in prayer before the enthroned Madonna and Child inside a grand loggia with a checkerboard floor and a detailed cityscape beyond.

Madonna of Chancellor Rolin

Jan van Eyck

A man and woman holding hands stand in a richly furnished room with a small brown dog at their feet and a wooden bed with red canopy behind them.

Arnolfini Portrait

Jan van Eyck

A polyptych showing an enthroned figure in red flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist above, with Adam and Eve on the sides, and a lush landscape with crowds around an altar below.

Ghent Altarpiece

Jan van Eyck

Two tall, narrow panels show a standing angel with wings and a woman with bowed head, both rendered in a monochrome palette mimicking carved stone.

Dresden Triptych

Jan van Eyck

A woman in a blue robe cradles a nude child beside a stone fountain, flanked by two angels holding a richly embroidered red cloth in a walled garden.

Madonna at the Fountain

Jan van Eyck

A richly robed Virgin Mary sits enthroned holding the Christ Child, surrounded by saints and a donor within a semicircular architectural church space.

Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele

Jan van Eyck

A kneeling angel with iridescent wings and a crown holds white lilies below a seated Prophet Zacharias reading from a scroll in an architectural setting.

Prophet Zacharias; Angel of The Annunciation

Jan van Eyck

A man in a bright vermilion headdress and dark fur-trimmed robe gazes directly outward against a near-black background.

Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?)

Jan van Eyck

A white lamb stands on a red altar in a green meadow, surrounded by kneeling angels with blue wings and numerous richly dressed figures holding books and palm branches.

Adoration of the Lamb from the Ghent Altarpiece

Jan van Eyck

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More Interior Art

A brightly lit diner at night with four people inside, three seated at a cherry-colored counter under a Phillies cigar sign.

Nighthawks

Edward Hopper

A simple rush-seated chair with a pipe and tobacco pouch on its seat, painted by Vincent van Gogh.

Van Gogh's Chair

Vincent van Gogh

A brightly colored room with a yellow wooden bed, two yellow chairs, a small table with a pitcher and basin, and an open window with green shutters.

Bedroom in Arles

Vincent van Gogh

A glimpse into a harem with women lounging among luxurious textiles.

Femmes d'Alger dans leur intérieur

Eugène Delacroix

A young woman at a virginal with a gentleman leaning in, reflecting a moment of music or love.

The Music Lesson

Johannes Vermeer

Henri Matisse's 'Femme près de la fenêtre, Nice' captures a woman in a vibrant interior setting.

Femme près de la fenêtre, Nice

Henri Matisse

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