Woman Eating Hemp, 18th Century
‘La Corderie: Femme Mangeant du Chanvre’ (The Ropeworks: Woman Eating Hemp), by Jean Baptiste Huët (1745-1811) oil on canvas Watercolor with pen and ink “O, she’s warm! If this be magic, let it Read More …
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Extracting Hemp from the Retting Pit, 1615
‘Estrazione della canapa dal macero’ (Extracting Hemp from the Retting Pit) by Giovan Francesco Barbieri known as ‘Il Guercino’ 1615
The Guardhouse, 1643
The Guardhouse (La Tabagie, dit aussi Le Corps de garde) by Le Nain Brothers (Louis) 1643
Cafe in Constantinople, 1847
‘Café in Constantinople’ by Alexandre Bida 1847 “This precise and carefully finished work reflects an unusual technique. Building up the entire area with ink and graphite over white chalk, Bida used a stylus to scratch a comprehensive network of Read More …
The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco, 1883
‘The Ropemakers of Torre del Greco’ (I funari di Torre del Greco) by Antonino Leto 1883
Card Game, 1650
‘Card Game’ by Dingeman van der Hagen 1650
As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, 1664
‘As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young’ by Jan Steen in 1664 The painting is used as a proverb by the artist portraying the message that ‘children copy adults’. Artist Jan Steen decided to use his actual family in Read More …
Smokers in a Tavern, 1630
‘Smokers in a tavern’, From the school of Adriaen Brouwer, 1630-40
Seated at a Table, 1670
‘A man seated at a table smoking a pipe and drinking from a stein’ by Hendrick Martensz Sorgh, 1610 – 1670
Guitarplayer, 1641
“Guitarplayer” – by David Rijckaert III, 1641 “The feather hat that the woman is wearing characterizes her as a prostitute. She is drinking (Taste), smoking (Smell), prodding the man with her pipe (Touch), who is playing the guitar (Hearing). Only Read More …