"the painting. The painting's use of symbolic realism led to a wider movement in which the choice of composition and theme was combined with detailed observation. Christ in the House of His Parents Christ in the House of His Parents (1849–50) is a painting by John Everett Millais depicting the Holy Family in Saint Joseph's carpentry workshop. The painting was extremely controversial when first exhibited, prompting many negative reviews, most notably one written by Charles Dickens. It catapulted the previously obscure Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to notoriety and was a major contributor to the debate about Realism in the arts. It is"
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer) Christ in the House of Martha and Mary is a painting finished in 1655 by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is housed in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is the largest painting by Vermeer and one of the very few with an overt religious motive. The story of Christ visiting the household of the two sisters Mary and Martha goes back to the New Testament. The work has also been called Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (reversing the last two names). The pigment analysis"
"Warner Sallman Warner Sallman (April 30, 1892 – May 25, 1968) was an American painter from Chicago best known for his works of Christian religious imagery. He worked in commercial advertising, as well as a freelance illustrator. He is most associated with his portrait of Jesus, ""Head of Christ,"" of which more than 500 million copies have been sold. In 1994, the ""New York Times"" wrote he is likely to be voted the ""best-known artist of the century"". Warner Elias Sallman was the eldest of three children born to Elias Sallman and Christiane (Larson) Sallman who were immigrants from Finland"
"John Everett Millais Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, (; 8 June 1829 – 13 August 1896) was an English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He was a child prodigy who, aged eleven, became the youngest student to enter the Royal Academy Schools. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded at his family home in London, at 83 Gower Street (now number 7). Millais became the most famous exponent of the style, his painting ""Christ in the House of His Parents"" (1850) generating considerable controversy, and painting perhaps the embodiment of the school, ""Ophelia"","
"(1889), and ""Christ in Gethsemane"" (1890). These now are displayed at the Riverside Church in New York City. Heinrich Hofmann (painter) Johann Michael Ferdinand Heinrich Hofmann (March 19, 1824 - June 23, 1911) was a German painter of the late 19th to early 20th century. He was the uncle of the German painter Ludwig von Hofmann. He was born in Darmstadt and died in Dresden. He is best known for his many paintings depicting the life of Jesus Christ. Heinrich Hofmann grew up in a family that harbored a deep interest in art. His father, advocate Heinrich Karl Hofmann (1795–1845)"
"of this painting reveals the use of the pigments of the baroque period such as madder lake, yellow ochre, vermilion and lead white. Vermeer did not paint the robe of Christ with his usual blue pigment of choice ultramarine (see for example ""The Milkmaid"") but with a mixture of smalt, indigo and lead white. Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer) Christ in the House of Martha and Mary is a painting finished in 1655 by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is housed in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is the largest painting by"
"Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Velázquez) Christ in the House of Martha and Mary is an oil-on-canvas painting from Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, dating to his Seville period. Housed in the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom, it was painted in 1618, shortly after he completed his apprenticeship with Pacheco. At this time, Velázquez was experimenting with the potential of the ""bodegones"", a form of genre painting set in taverns (the meaning of ""bodegon"") or kitchens which was frequently used to relate scenes of contemporary Spain to themes and stories from the Bible. Often they contained depictions of"
"to his father's style, with more elongated figures with more pronounced expressions. His most notable work, signed and dated to 1508, is his ""Madonna of the Snow"", now in the Pinacoteca in Siena. It echoes two female portraits painted by him at about the same time (one in the National Gallery of Art, Washington). Surviving documents and works show he mainly produced religious works, but also created paintings on secular themes for domestic settings and cassoni - the latter include his ""Judgement of Paris"" tondo (intended for a bedroom and now in the Louvre). Girolamo di Benvenuto Girolamo di Benvenuto"
"""Hamlet Receiving the Players"" (1875), were widely recognized as his greatest works. His paintings can be found in all the more famous and larger museums of Poland. His works also make appearances in private collections in many countries including: Germany(Bremen), England and the United States. They can also be found in foreign museums such as Lwów, Ukraine, and the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City. Władysław Czachórski Władysław Czachórski (22 September 1850 in Lublin – 13 January 1911 in Munich) was a Polish painter in the Academic style. In 1866 Czachorski attended the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw"
"Heinrich Hofmann (painter) Johann Michael Ferdinand Heinrich Hofmann (March 19, 1824 - June 23, 1911) was a German painter of the late 19th to early 20th century. He was the uncle of the German painter Ludwig von Hofmann. He was born in Darmstadt and died in Dresden. He is best known for his many paintings depicting the life of Jesus Christ. Heinrich Hofmann grew up in a family that harbored a deep interest in art. His father, advocate Heinrich Karl Hofmann (1795–1845) painted in watercolors, his mother Sophie Hofmann, née Volhard (1798–1854) gave lessons in art before she married, and"
"Whistler's Mother Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, best known under its colloquial name Whistler's Mother, is a painting in oils on canvas created by the American-born painter James McNeill Whistler in 1871. The subject of the painting is Whistler's mother, Anna McNeill Whistler. The painting is , displayed in a frame of Whistler's own design. It is exhibited in and held by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, having been bought by the French state in 1891. It is one of the most famous works by an American artist outside the United States. It has been variously described as an"
"were greatly valued. Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy (Caravaggio) Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy (or ""The Ecstasy of Saint Francis"") is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It is held in the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut. The painting was the first of Caravaggio's religious canvasses, and is thought to date from 1595, when he had recently entered the household of Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte. It was presumably painted at the behest of Del Monte, and is thought to be one of the first paintings done by the artist as ""Del Monte's painter"","
"Portrait of the Artist with his Family Portrait of the Artist with his Family is a c.1615 painting by Jacob Jordaens of himself and his family. With ""Group Portrait"", ""The Apostles Paul and Barnabas at Lystra"" (c.1618) and ""The Banquet of Cleopatra"", it is one of four works by the artist in the Hermitage Museum. In the 18th century the work was owned by the Duke of Portland before entering Robert Walpole's collection at Houghton Hall. After his death it was sold to the Hermitage Museum in 1779 during the reign of Catherine II of Russia. At that time it"
"Charles Swagers Charles Swagers (1792-after 1849) was a French painter, primarily of historical subjects, active in the early 19th century. He studied under his father, Franz Swagers, a landscape and marine painter from Utrecht who had settled in Paris. Swagers is best known for the grisaille he exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1833 titled ""The Tomb of Maria Christina of Austria, by Antonio Canova"". A painting of St. Nicholas by Swagers is preserved in the church of Saint-Louis in Gien. In 1840 he was appointed professor of drawing and composition in Dieppe. His mother, Elisa, née Méri, was a"
"Lord was sitting.<br> These things having been said, the judges pronounced that the aforesaid Paolo should be obliged to correct his picture within the space of three months from the date of the reprimand, according to the judgments and decision of the Sacred Court, and altogether at the expense of the said Paolo. <br> ""Et ita decreverunt omni melius modo"". [And so they decided everything for the best!].” The Feast in the House of Levi The Feast in the House of Levi or Christ in the House of Levi is a 1573 painting by Italian painter Paolo Veronese and one"
"known for his sensitive portraits. He was an excellent colorist, known for the simplistic beauty of his compositions. His best works include a series of pictures from the life of Saint Bruno (now in the Certosa di Garegnano in Milan) and a depiction of the ""Stoning of St. Stephen"" (in Brera). Another masterpiece is the dark 1628 in the church of Santa Maria della Passione in Milan, one of the best-known early 17th-century paintings in northern Italy. Other works by him can be found in Milan and Pavia. His ""Conversion of Saint Paul"", when compared to Caravaggio's earlier work in"
"the original house where he was born, with copies of his paintings hanging throughout the house. The museum opened in 1930. Gilbert Stuart's paintings of Washington, Jefferson, and others have served as models for dozens of U.S. postage stamps. Washington's image from the famous portrait ""The Athenaeum"" is probably the most noted example of Stuart's work on postage. This is a partial list of portraits painted by Stuart. Gilbert Stuart Gilbert Charles Stuart (born Stewart; December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter from Rhode Island who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists. His best"
"The Art of Painting The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting, or Painter in his Studio, is a 17th-century oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is owned by the Austrian Republic and is on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. This illusionistic painting is one of Vermeer's most famous. In 1868 Thoré-Bürger, known today for his rediscovery of the work of painter Johannes Vermeer, regarded this painting as his most interesting. Svetlana Alpers describes it as unique and ambitious; Walter Liedtke ""as a virtuoso display of the artist's power of invention"
"A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids is a painting by William Holman Hunt that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1850 and is now in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. It was a companion to John Everett Millais's ""Christ in the House of His Parents"". Both artists sought to depict similar episodes from very early Christian history, portraying families helping an injured individual. Both also stressed the primitivism of the scene. Hunt's painting depicts a family of"
"however, painted several pictures for the churches of his native city, to which he returned after an absence, it is said, of thirty-seven years. He died at Ghent in 1748. His best work is the altar-piece of the high altar in the church of the Carthusians at Ghent, representing 'St. Peter appearing to a group of Monks of that order'. In the church of St. James is a picture by him of 'St. Catharine refusing to worship the False Gods'. Several other works by this master are in the churches and convents of his native city, all of which are"
"of Arts, London. He died in Hereford and is buried in Highgate Cemetery, North London.The sale of the contents of his studio (including unsold paintings) was held at Christie's, London, 4–5 June 1875. Charles Lucy Charles Lucy (1814 – 19 May 1873) was a British history painter of the Victorian era. Lucy was born at Norton Canon, Herefordshire. He was descended from the Lucys of Charlecote, Warwickshire. He studied in Paris under Paul Delaroche. He is best known for his ""The landing of the Pilgrim Fathers"" in the National Heritage Museum, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA; engravings of Oliver Cromwell; and a"
"the crucial parts of his composition - Christ's face and torso, the faces of the two torturers, and the hand holding the out-of-frame whip. Christ at the Column (Caravaggio) Christ at the Column (also known as ""The Flagellation of Christ""; c. 1606/1607), is a painting by the Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio, currently housed in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France. This is one of two versions of the Flagellation of Christ by Caravaggio painted late in 1606 or early in 1607, soon after his arrival in Naples. The painting shows the flagellation of Christ following his arrest and"
"Charles Lucy Charles Lucy (1814 – 19 May 1873) was a British history painter of the Victorian era. Lucy was born at Norton Canon, Herefordshire. He was descended from the Lucys of Charlecote, Warwickshire. He studied in Paris under Paul Delaroche. He is best known for his ""The landing of the Pilgrim Fathers"" in the National Heritage Museum, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA; engravings of Oliver Cromwell; and a painting of the burial of King Charles I of England in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. This painting was sold by Bonhams, London in October 2006. He exhibited mainly at the Royal Academy"
"Portrait of the Artist's Father Portrait of the Artist's Father (Slovenian: Portret očeta) is a painting by the Slovenian-Italian artist Giuseppe Tominz from 1848. The picture is painted in oil on canvas and has dimensions of 90 x 74.5 cm. It has been a part of the collection of the National Gallery of Slovenia in Ljubljana since 1926. Giuseppe Tominz lived and worked in Austria-Hungary. He is one of the most famous Italian portrait painters of the Biedermeier period, which was characterized by art of the bourgeoisie, with an emphasis on idyllic or domestic genre art and reproduction of the"
"influences. He is considered to be one of the main artists of the Tuscan art of the period. He is also one of the few artists who painted in what is considered the Italo-Byzantine style to whom work can be attributed with certainty, though distinguishing his work from that of his sons is sometimes difficult. His earliest work, or at least that attributed to him, is the ""Madonna di sotto gli organi"" in the cathedral of Pisa and dates not earlier than 1210. One of his most famous works, ""Madonna and Child,"" is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum"
"Constitutional Studies. His work has been the sole subject of exhibits at Dixie College, BYU, Ricks College, the Las Vegas Art Museum, and the James M. Haney Art Gallery in Amarillo, Texas. Del Parson Delwin Oliver ""Del"" Parson (born 1948) is an American painter who is well known for his Latter-day Saint (LDS) themed paintings. His painting of Jesus, ""Christ in Red Robe,"" is recognizable from its wide use by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Parson was born in Ogden, Utah and grew up in Rexburg, Idaho, where his father was an art professor at"
"Christ among the Doctors (Dürer) Christ among the Doctors is an oil painting by Albrecht Dürer, dating to 1506, now in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain. The work dates to Dürer's sojourn in Venice, and was executed (according to the inscription ""Opus Quinque Dierum"", meaning ""Made in five days"") hastily while he was working at the ""Feast of the Rosary"" altarpiece. According to some sources, it could have been given to painter Giovanni Bellini. In the latter's house it was perhaps seen by Lorenzo Lotto, who used one of the figures in the painting for his ""Madonna with Child between"
"he was appointed the director of the Clementine Academy. Giacomo Bolognini Giacomo Bolognini (1664–1734) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. The nephew of Giovanni Battista Bolognini, he was born in Bologna. Married to Antonia Margherita Contoli, he had two sons, Giovanni Battista and Francesco, and four daughters, Anna, Olimpia, Rosalba and Teresa. Following tutelage under his uncle, he painted ""St Francis Receiving the Stigmata"" for the church of Santi Sebastiano e Rocco in Bologna, and a ""Dead Christ with Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalen"" now housed in the National Museum of Bologna. His works can be found in"
"Michele Giambono Michele Taddeo di Giovanni Bono, known as Giambono ( 1400 Venice – c. 1462 Venice) was an Italian painter, whose work reflected the International Gothic style with a Venetian influence. He designed the mosaics of the ""Birth of the Virgin"" and ""Presentation in the Temple"" (St. Mark's, Venice). His best known paintings are the ""Man of Sorrows"" (Metropolitan Mus.) and the ""St. Peter"" (National Gall. of Art, Washington, D.C.). Michele Taddeo di Giovanni Bono, known as Giambono was born in Venice c. 1400. His grandfather and father were painters. He was married in 1420. There is no known"
"she has kept the gifts given by the Magi. In 1850 Hunt's colleague John Everett Millais had already portrayed Jesus as a budding carpenter, helping his father as a young boy. Millais' painting, ""Christ in the House of his Parents"", had been viciously attacked by critics because of the alleged squalour of the workshop. Hunt repeats many features of Millais's painting, but emphasises Jesus' physical health and muscularity. Hunt's portrayal of Jesus as a hard-working adult craftsman and labourer was also probably influenced by Thomas Carlyle who repeatedly emphasised the spiritual value of honest labour. It also corresponds to the"
"Del Parson Delwin Oliver ""Del"" Parson (born 1948) is an American painter who is well known for his Latter-day Saint (LDS) themed paintings. His painting of Jesus, ""Christ in Red Robe,"" is recognizable from its wide use by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Parson was born in Ogden, Utah and grew up in Rexburg, Idaho, where his father was an art professor at Ricks College. He is one of nine children, three of whom became professional artists. Parson attended Ricks College and later Brigham Young University (BYU), where he received a B.A. in Life Sciences"
"Portrait of Francesco d'Este Portrait of Francesco d'Este is a small oil on wood panel painting by the Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden dating to around 1460. The work is in good condition and has been in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York since 1931. When attributed as a van der Weyden in the early 20th century, there was much speculation amongst art historians as to the sitter's identity. He was identified as a member of the d'Este family from the crest on the reverse, and long thought to be Francesco's father Lionello, an Italian and highly placed"
"Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70 Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70 (or The Painter's Father) is a 1497 oil on lime painting attributed to the German painter and printmaker Albrecht Dürer, now in the National Gallery, London. Along with the 1490 ""Albrecht Dürer the Elder with a Rosary"", it is the second of two portraits of the artist's Hungarian father Albrecht Dürer the Elder (1427–1502). The sitter's similarity to the earlier portrait, as well to a 1486 silverpoint drawing believed to be a self-portrait by his father, leave no doubt as to his identity. The London panel is thought"