Mischief and Morality in Paint
Judith Leyster’s paintings combine humour and moral ambiguity, revealing a confident Dutch Golden Age artist whose work was long misattributed and misunderstood.
The Science and Poetry of Flowers
Rachel Ruysch stands among the most celebrated still-life painters of the Dutch Golden Age. She also happens to be its best document female artist. Specialising in floral compositions, Ruysch transformed the still life into something both scientifically exact and emotionally
The [Not]Laughing [Non]Cavalier
Frans Hals’ Laughing Cavalier is one of the most iconic portraits in art history. Even those who don’t know it, know it! But have you ever noticed that the figure isn’t a cavalier? In fact, he’s not even laughing.
A Jigsaw of Symbolism
A lot of what we know about the Arnolfini Portrait is speculation. Symbols read and pieced together with things we do know so that we can create a potential understanding of it. But what are they trying to say?
