The Sacred Paintings of Jan van Eyck and the Birth of Oil
Jan van Eyck paintings invented the entire Western language of oil painting. Step into the Madonnas, Crucifixions, and the Ghent Altarpiece of the founding Flemish master.
Simon Vouet Paintings and the Drama of French Baroque Art
Simon Vouet paintings introduced the Italian Baroque to seventeenth century France. Step into the altarpieces of the great founding voice of French religious painting.
Stefan Lochner Paintings and the Tender Beauty of Late Gothic Art
Stefan Lochner paintings give late Gothic Cologne its supreme gold-ground voice. Step into the great Dombild Altarpiece and the Marian panels of the Rhineland master.
Beautiful Religious Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
William-Adolphe Bouguereau paintings give French Catholic Belle Époque devotion its most polished voice. Step into the Madonnas and angels of the great Salon master.
The Visionary Religious Paintings of Matthias Grünewald
Matthias Grünewald paintings give the German Renaissance its most visionary Christ. Step into the Isenheim Altarpiece and the great upper Rhine Crucifixions.
15 El Greco Paintings That Still Feel Otherworldly
El Greco paintings still feel otherworldly four centuries later. Step into the elongated Christs and saints of his mystical Toledo.
The Candlelit Paintings of Georges de La Tour
Georges de La Tour paintings light a single candle in the darkness. Step into the rediscovered Catholic masterworks of seventeenth century Lorraine.
Jusepe de Ribera Paintings and the Dark Fire of Spanish Baroque Art
Jusepe de Ribera paintings give Spanish Naples its most ferocious tenebrist voice. Step into the martyrs, apostles, and Carthusian saints of the great Neapolitan master.
Beautiful Konrad Witz Paintings from Late Gothic Europe
Konrad Witz paintings combine late Gothic German sculpture and new Flemish realism. Step into the upper Rhine altarpieces of the great Basel master.
Lucas Cranach the Elder Paintings That Shaped Protestant Art
Lucas Cranach the Elder paintings track the German Reformation in real time. Step into the Saxon altarpieces of Luther’s closest painter friend.