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Baptized June 3, 1664
Died August 12, 1750 • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Notable Works “Fruit and Insects”
Vincent van Gogh: Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter
Mondrian, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1942.
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter
Judith Leyster: Self-Portrait
Judith Leyster
Dutch painter
Kalf, Willem: Pronk Still Life with Holbein Bowl, Nautilus Cup, Glass Goblet, and Fruit Dish
Willem Kalf
Dutch painter
Hondecoeter, Melchior de: The Fight Between a Cock and a Turkey
Melchior de Hondecoeter
Dutch painter
Huysum, Jan van: still life with fruit
Jan van Huysum
Dutch painter
Pieter Claesz: Still life with overturned jug, glass of beer, and food
Pieter Claesz
Dutch painter
“Flowers in a Glass and Fruit,” painting by Jan Davidsz. de Heem; in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
Jan Davidsz de Heem
Dutch painter
Willem Claesz. Heda: Still Life with a Fruit Cake, Wine, Beer, and Nuts
Willem Claesz. Heda
Dutch painter
Bloemaert, Abraham: St. Matthew and an Angel
Abraham Bloemaert
Dutch painter and engraver
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
Caravaggio
Italian painter
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Oil painting self-portrait by Paul Cezanne showing a balding man with a beard, wearing a dark coat, set against a patterned background.
Paul Cézanne
French artist
Painting by Claude Monet, Self-portrait in Beret, 1886, showing Monet with a full beard, dark beret, and coat against a light, textured background.
Claude Monet
French painter
Henri Matisse stands in a studio wearing a painter's smock, holding a palette beside a wooden ladder, with abstract artwork visible in the background.
Henri Matisse
French artist
Oil on canvas self-portrait by Edouard Manet, showing the artist in a brown coat and black hat, holding paintbrushes and a palette against a dark background.
Édouard Manet
French painter
Sesshū: Landscape of Four Seasons
Sesshū
Japanese artist
Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet
French painter
Braque, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1956
Georges Braque
French artist
Self-portrait by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French painter

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