In Genoa, he encountered the majestic portraits Peter Paul Rubens had painted there in 1606, including Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria (NGA 1961.9.60), a grand work that inspired this portrayal of Marchesa Cattaneo. (artist). In May 1857, Otto Mündler wrote in his diary [manuscript now in the National Gallery, London; see Otto Mündler, "The Travel Diaries of Otto Mündler 1855-1858," ed. cat., Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, 1997: 53-56. as a trompe l'oeil tapestry with an embroidered border. Orders 800-697-9350 Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm ET Outside the US, dial 202-842-6002 Visit The Gallery 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW An Englishman visiting the Palazzo Cattaneo in December 1827 saw the three portraits hung as a group, with the children flanking their mother.

Here he had numerous opportunities to paint portraits in which he was marvelously successful and had few equals.

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Pots and pans litter the floor, but her mistress shrugs her shoulders with a smile that seems to say, ’what am I to do with her?'. Anthony van Dyck had a remarkable ability to understand his patrons' aspirations and to express them in his portraits, whether it be the inner strength of a Flemish burgher, the dashing bravura of a military hero, the innocence of a young girl, or the grace of an aristocrat such as Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo. The marchesa's parasol and the architectural setting, with its delicately carved Corinthian columns, are directly related to Rubens's use of imposing architecture, terrace setting, red drapery, and overall sense of grandeur in the Spinola Doria portrait. by Bruce Johnson). 4th St and Constitution Ave NW

. Giacomo Cattaneo [born 1593], Genoa, husband of the sitter; by inheritance to his sons, Filippo Cattaneo [1619-1684] and Gio.

Antonello offers a peek into the saint’s environment through a fictive stone wall pierced by a broad archway, as though we're looking into a doll’s house. Genoa.

Giacomo Cattaneo, while the paintings of Filippo and Maddalena (NGA 1942.9.93-94) had already come to the residence of Niccolò Cattaneo near Portovenere. Without knowing his actual state of servitude, the black attendant holding the marchesa's parasol is a reminder of the active slave trade from Africa to Genoa. Grande pittura e collezionismo, exh. Related Content. An opportunistic cat steals food from a frying pan whilst Nicolaes Maes's Idle Servant snoozes in the middle of preparing a meal. 5 in Ten Schools of Painting in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC). Carol Togneri Dowd, Walpole Society 31 (1985): 152 (book 1, f. 85), 276] that there were in the Casa Casaretto eight Van Dycks ('unquestionably original, but all of them formerly enlarged'). Read our full Open Access policy for images. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA.

Read our full Open Access policy for images. Hogarth included the goldfinch, a symbol of resurrection, as Thomas, the seemingly lively baby on the left, died before Hogarth worked on the portrait.

4th St and Constitution Ave NW In truth, however, one knows little or nothing about the personalities or ambitions of most of his sitters, particularly those he portrayed in Genoa.

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6): 'A young Lady, standing, l. side outwards. Washington and New York, 2004: 214-215, no. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002: 81-82, fig. Cats are not usually found in representations of the holy family. She vowed that she would only remarry once her weaving was complete, but ensured that it never was by unpicking her daily labour each night. Penelope was married to the Greek hero Odysseus, who fought in the Trojan war, but during his 20-year absence she was pursued by other men – seen here queuing up for her attention.

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Size of life. P. A. Background a terrasse, a landscape; fine sky. Here the household cat is being teased by an infant Saint John the Baptist (Christ's cousin) who waves a goldfinch in front of it.

Her steady gaze and proud bearing tell us that she is a confident woman. 6th St and Constitution Ave NW 'He who plays with cats gets scratched’, Judith Leyster warns us in this painting of A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel. The National Gallery's renowned collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, prints, and drawings is among the finest and most visited in the United States. Stay up to date about our exhibitions, news, programs, and special offers.

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However, before the 18th century they were rarely treated as lap pets in European art. Volume I: Paintings, American, British, Dutch, Flemish and German, New York, 1968, 179-180: "Ratti, in 1780 [Carlo Giuseppe Ratti, Instruzione di quanto può vedersi di più bello in Genova in pittura, scultura, ed architettura ecc... nuovamente ampliata e accresciuta, Genoa, 1780], recorded several [Cattaneo portraits] in the palace of Giambattista Cattaneo, near the Church of San Torpete, and in 1846 Alizeri also referred to them [Federigo Alizeri, Guida Artistica per la Città di Genova, 2 vols., Genoa, 1846-1847].

She vowed that she would only remarry once her weaving was complete, but ensured that it never was by unpicking her daily labour each night. Open Access image. ), Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, American 19th Century

41, as La fenêtre ouverte. He painted Cavaliers and Ladies of our city and all of them so lifelike and invested with a certain air, that .

87 1960 Broadley Hugh T. Flemish Painting in the National Gallery of Art (Booklet no. Van Dyck's style and approach were, nevertheless, distinctive.

7th St and Constitution Ave NW Partly because of the extraordinary surety of his brushwork and the fluidity of his forms, Van Dyck convinces the viewer that his characterizations are just. 1978 The American Folk Art Tradition: Paintings from the Garbisch Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978. The red sunshade emphasizes the viewer's position beneath hers and extends her presence, forming a halo around her head against a dramatic sky.

A cat has made it into the fold of the holy family in The Madonna of the Cat ('La Madonna del Gatto') by Federico Barocci.

[3] Information on Monti and the relationship between Trotti, Colnaghi, and Knoedler is from records available in the Getty Provenance Index. His inclusion in the portrait may derive artistically from Titian, the Italian Renaissance artist Van Dyck admired and who portrayed black servants in several of his canvases. Exh. London, 1957 (reprinted 1959): pl. Note, for example, how Marchesa Cattaneo appears to be in motion, her dress swaying as if she was captured in mid-stride, in contrast to the stilled formality of Rubens's portrait. 7th St and Constitution Ave NW . .

overall: 30 x 34.9 cm (11 13/16 x 13 3/4 in. [ruined?].'". Her r. hand holds an orange-flower. White ruff and red cuffs, on a black dress. 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. daily, East Building From starring roles to cameo performances, meet some of the cats who've sneaked into our paintings.

This is drawn up in the lower right corner to reveal a dwarf chained to a barred window, fruit and a plate with leftovers, some of which have been stolen by a cat.

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