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Giovanni Lanfranco

On January 6, 2026 - 16th Century, 17th Century, Italian, january 26

Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter, January 26, 1582 - November 1647

Self-Portrait, between 1628 and 1632 Oil Columbus Museum of Art

Liberation of Saint Peter, between c 1620 and c 1621 Oil on canvas, 60.6 x 48.1 in // Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama

Young Naked Man on a Bed with Cat, between 1620 and 1622 Oil on canvas, 43.9 x 62.9 in // Private collection

Council of the Gods, between 1624 and 1625 Fresco Galleria Borghese, Rome

Hagar and the Angel in the Desert, between c 1600 and c 1647 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 62.5 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Elijah Receiving Bread from the Widow of Zarephath, 1621 - 1624 Oil on canvas, 80 x 96 in // Getty Center, Los Angeles

Moses and the Messengers from Canaan, 1621 - 1624 Oil on canvas, 85.7 x 97 in Getty Center, Los Angeles

Gladiators at a Banquet, c 1638 Oil on canvas, 91.3 x 11.6 ft // Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Last Supper, between 1624 and 1625 Oil on canvas, 90.1 x 13.9 ft // National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

Ecstasy of St Margaret of Cortona, 1622 Oil on canvas, 90.5 x 72.8 in // Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Saint Agatha in Prison, c 1613-1614 Oil on canvas, 39.3 x 52.2 in // National Gallery of Parma

Roman Mock Naval Battle, between 1635 and 1638 Oil on canvas, 71.25 x 142.5 in // Museo del Prado, Madri

Hendrick Avercamp

On January 6, 2026 - 16th Century, 17th Century, Dutch, january 27

Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch Painter, January 27, 1585 - May 15, 1634

Hendrick Avercamp

Summer, between 1615 and 1634 Oil on copper, 8 x 12.7 in // National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo

Figures Skating in a Dutch Landscape, c 1625 Oil on panel, 12 x 17.9 in // Private collection

Scene on the Ice, c 1620 Oil on panel, 26.5 × 45.2 in National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

Boy Seated on a Hill, Looking Into the Distance, Unknown date Drawing

Fishermen Near a Hole in the Ice, Unknown date Drawing

Hendrick Avercamp, A Winter Scene with Two Gentlemen Playing Colf, about 1615 - 1620 Pencil, pen and ink, and gouache, 3.70 x 6.14 in Getty Center, Los Angeles

A Winter Scene with Two Gentlemen Playing Colf, about 1615 - 1620 Pencil, pen and ink, and gouache, 3.70 x 6.14 in // Getty Center, Los Angeles

Hendrick Avercamp, Nine Peasants around a Wheelbarrow, Unknown date Brown pen and watercolor on paper, 4.1 x 6.7 in Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Nine Peasants around a Wheelbarrow, Unknown date Brown pen and watercolor on paper, 4.1 x 6.7 in // Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Hendrick Avercamp, River Landscape, first half of 17th century Pen and watercolor on paper, 7.24 x 11.18 in Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

River Landscape, first half of 17th century Pen and watercolor on paper, 7.24 x 11.18 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Hendrick Avercamp, Two figures on a Sleigh with a Servant, about 1626 Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, and translucent watercolor, over black chalk Private collection

Two figures on a Sleigh with a Servant, about 1626 Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, and translucent watercolor, over black chalk Private collection

Skaters on the Ice at Ijsselmuiden, 1613 Oil, 18.5 x 28.7 in // Museum of Art and History Geneva

Winter Landscape on a Frozen Canal, about 1620 Oil on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Winter Landscape with Skaters near a Windmill Oil on copper Kunsthaus Zürich

Govert Flinck

On January 4, 2026 - 17th Century, Dutch, july 25

Govert Flinck, January 25, 1615 – February 2, 1660, was a Dutch painter of portraits, history paintings, and civic commissions. Born in Cleves, he was first trained by Lambert Jacobsz in Leeuwarden and later worked in Amsterdam, where he became one of Rembrandt’s pupils and adapted Rembrandt’s handling of light, costume, and biblical subject matter.

Flinck painted portraits, tronies, biblical scenes, and large civic works. His early paintings closely follow Rembrandt’s manner, while his later work became smoother and more public in character, suited to Amsterdam regents and civic commissions. He received major commissions for the Amsterdam Town Hall, including The Incorruptible Consul Marcus Curius Dentatus and Solomon Praying for Wisdom.

Flinck’s work is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Museum, Louvre, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Mauritshuis, Royal Palace Amsterdam, and other public collections.

Self Portrait with Beret, 1640
Oil on panel, 25.9 x 20.2 in
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

Portrait of an Old Man, c 1632
Oil on panel, 24.3 x 18.6 in
Private Collection

Rembrandt as Shepherd with Staff and Flute, 1636
Oil on canvas, 29.3 x 25.1 in
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Isaac Blessing Jacob, 1638
Oil on canvas, 46 x 55.5 in
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Landscape with an Obelisk, 1638
Oil on panel, 21.4 x 27.9 in
(Stolen from) Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Govert Flinck, Angels Announcing Christ's Birth to the Shepherds, 1639 Oil on canvas, 62.9 x 77.1 in Louvre Museum, Paris

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Oil on canvas, 62.9 x 77.1 in<br />
Louvre, Paris</p>

Four Governors of the Arquebusiers' Civic Guard, Amsterdam, 1642
Oil on canvas, 79.9 x 109.4 in
Amsterdam Museum

Govert Flinck, The Company of Captain Albert Bas and Lieutenant Lucas Conijn, 1645 Oil on canvas, 11.1 ft x 96 in Amsterdam Museum

The Company of Captain Albert Bas and Lieutenant Lucas Conijn, 1645
Oil on canvas, 133.2 x 96 in
Amsterdam Museum

Govert Flinck, Portrait of Susanna van Baerle, 1655 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 40.9 in Hessen Kassel Heritage, Germany

Portrait of Susanna van Baerle, 1655
Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 40.9 in
Hessen Kassel Heritage, Kassel

The Incorruptible Consul Marcus Curius Dentatus, 1656
Oil on canvas, 190.9 x 148.4 in
Royal Palace, Amsterdam

Portrait of a Man From the Munter Family, 1658
Oil on canvas, 45.2 x 36.2 in
Schorr Collection, UK

Solomon Praying for Wisdom, 1658
Oil on canvas, 183.1 x 177.2 in
Royal Palace, Amsterdam

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Alessandro Turchi

On January 3, 2026 - 16th Century, 17th Century, Italian

Alessandro Turchi, Italian painter, 1578 – January 22, 1649

Diana and Actaeon, 1600 Oil on canvas Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, France

David with the Head of Goliath,c 1620s Oil on canvass, 49 x 37.5 in // Private collection

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, between 1600 and 1649 Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 57.9 in // Private collection

Erminia Finds the Wounded Tancred, c 1630 Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 91.9 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Alessandro Turchi, Saint Agatha Attended by Saint Peter and an Angel in Prison, between c 1640 and c 1645 Oil on slate, 13 11/16 x 19 1/2 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Saint Agatha Attended by Saint Peter and an Angel in Prison, between c 1640 and c 1645 Oil on slate, 13 11/16 x 19 1/2 // Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

The Lamentation Over the Dead Christ, 1617 Oil on slate, 16.5 x 20.8 in // Galleria Borghese, Rome

The Death of Cleopatra, c 1640 Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 105.1 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Portrait of a Young Woman, c 1620 Oil on canvas, 20.2 x 16.1 in // Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, UK

Allegory of Hope, c 1625 Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona, Italy

Bacchus and Ariadne, between c 1630 and c 1632 Oil on canvas, 45 x 58 in // Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Abduction of Helen Drawing Musée d'Art classique de Mougins, France

A Young General (Alexander the Great?) Showing Clemency to Two Prisoners Drawing Musée d'Art classique de Mougins, France

Guido Cagnacci

On January 1, 2026 - 17th Century, Italian, january 19

Guido Cagnacci, Italian painter, January 19, 1601 - 1663

David with the Head of Goliath, c 1645 - 1650 Oil on canvas, 42.63 x 34.01 in // Getty Center, Los Angeles

The Death of Cleopatra, after 1659 Oil on canvas, 60.2 × 66.3 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Repentant Magdalene, c 1660 Oil on canvas, 90.1 x 104.7 in // Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena

Mary Magdalene Taken to Heaven Oil on canvas, 75.8 x 54.5 in // Galleria Palatina, Florence

Glory of Saint Mercuriale, 1642-1643 Unknown technique, unknown dimensions Pinacoteca Civica dei Musei Comunali di Forlì, Italy

Saint Jerome, after 1659 Oil on canvas, 63 x 43.5 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Mary Magdalene, Fainted, 1663 Oil on canvas, 33.8 x 28.3 in // Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

Allegory of Human Life, 17th century Oil on canvas, 43.3 x 34 in // Private collection

Mary Magdalene in Repentance, after 1659 Oil on copper with tin coating, 17.1 x 20.8 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Reclining Male Nude, from 1630 until 1640 Oil on canvas, 25.1 x 31.8 in // Private collection

Rape of Europa, c 1650 Oil on canvas, 45.7 x 37 in // Molinari Pradelli Collection, Bologna

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Elisabetta Sirani

On December 24, 2025 - 17th Century, Italian, january 8

Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter, January 8, 1638 – August 25, 1665

Self-Portrait, 1658 Oil on canvas Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Judith with the Head of Holophernes, second half of 17th century Oil on canvas, 92.9 x 72 in // Peoria Riverfront Museum

Portia Wounding Her Thigh, 1664 Oil on canvas, 39.7 x 54.3 in // Private collection

Allegory of Music, c 1650

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, between 1638 and 1665 Oil on canvas, 50.9 x 36.1 in // Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Madonna and Child, 17th century Drawing

Justice, Charity and Prudence, 1664

St Joseph with the Infant Jesus, c 1662

Baptism of Christ, 1658 Oil on canvas, 177 x 137 in // Church of San Girolamo della Certosa, Bologna

Finding of Moses, before 1665 Oil on canvas, 44.2 x 51.1 in // Private collection

Portrait of Vincenzo Ferdinando Ranuzzi as Amor, 1663 Oil on canvas, 27.9 x 23.2 in // National Museum in Warsaw

Timoclea Kills the Captain of Alexander the Great, 1659 Oil on canvas, 89.7 x 68.7 in // Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Abraham Bloemaert

On December 15, 2025 - 16th Century, 17th Century, december 25, Dutch

Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter and printmaker, December 25, 1564 - January 27, 1651

Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children, 1591 Oil on canvas, 79.9 x 98.2 in // Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

The Flute Player, 1621 Oil on canvas, 27.16 x 22.79 in // Centraal Museum, Utrecht

The Feast of the Gods at the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis, 1638 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 64.7 in // Mauritshuis, The Hague

Joseph and his Brothers, 1595 - 1600 Oil on canvas, 5.56 x 8.30 in // Centraal Museum, Utrecht

Abraham Bloemaert, Study of a Female Figure, Three-Quarter Length, between 1586 and 1651 Red chalk, heightened with white, 8.1 x 6.8 in Private collection

Study of a Female Figure, Three-Quarter Length, between 1586 and 1651 Red chalk, heightened with white, 8.1 x 6.8 in // Private collection

Abraham Bloemaert, Warrior and Young Standard-Bearer, first half of 17th century Pen with brown ink and brown wash on paper, 10.62 x 6.73 in Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp

Warrior and Young Standard-Bearer, first half of 17th century Pen with brown ink and brown wash on paper, 10.62 x 6.73 in // Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp

The Adoration of the Magi, 1624 Drawing, 1.11 in x 1.41 in // Centraal Museum, Utrecht

The Gateway to a Town, 1625/1635 Pen and brown ink heightened with watercolor on laid paper, 12 x 8 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Juno, circa 1610 Etching, 5.6 x 4.4 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

The Holy Family Chiaroscuro woodcut print, 3.5 x 2.9 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Abraham Bloemaert, Saint Euphrolyna, from the series Female Hermits, between 1600 and 1633 Engraving, 5 11/16 x 3 5/8 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Saint Euphrolyna, from the series Female Hermits, between 1600 and 1633 Engraving, 5 11/16 x 3 5/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Raising of Lazarus, c 1600 Engraving, 14.3 x 18.9 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Meindert Hobbema

On October 17, 2025 - 17th Century, 18th Century, Dutch, october 31

Meindert Hobbema, Dutch painter, October 31, 1638 - December 7, 1709

Village among Trees Oil on panel, 30 x 43.5 in // The Frick Collection, New York

Wooded Landscape with Figures on a Path Oil on canvas, 10 1/16 × 14 5/8 in // Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven

Wooded Landscape with Travellers, second half 17th century Oil on panel, 24 x 34.2 in // Private collection

A Watermill beside a Woody Lane Oil on canvas, 20.5 x 26.8 in Royal Collection, UK

Mountain Landscape with Travellers and a Pond, 1659 Oil on panel, 21.4 x 27.9 in // Private collection

Wooded Landscape With Cottages, c 1665 Oil on canvas, 34.6 x 47.5 in // Mauritshuis, The Hague

Cottages in a Forest, c 1665 Oil on panel, 20.8 x 27.9 in // Mauritshuis, The Hague

A Watermill, 1664 Oil on panel, 23.8 x 33.4 in // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Haarlem Lock, Amsterdam, from 1663 until 1665 Oil on canvas, 30.3 x 38.5 in // National Gallery, London

Landscape with Anglers and a Distant Town, c 1664-1665 Oil on panel, 9.9 x 12.2 in // Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Fishermen's Cottages in the Dunes, c 1680 Oil on panel, 7.5 x 8.9 in // Städel Museum, Frankfurt

View Along the Amstel, c 1660 Oil on panel, 13.7 x 18.7 in // Saint Louis Art Museum

Hercules Seghers

On October 16, 2025 - 17th Century, Dutch

Hercules Seghers, Dutch painter and printmaker, c 1589 – c 1638

The Mossy Tree, c 1625-1630 Lift-ground etching, 6.6 x 3.9 in // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Distant View with a Road and Mossy Branches, c 1622 - 1625 Line etching, 5.5 x 7.5 in // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Still Life with Books, c. 1618 - c. 1622 Line etching, 3.7 x 8.1 in // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Hercules Seghers, Rocky Landscape with a Man Walking to the Right, First Version, 1625 - 1630 Line etching and drypoint,6.1 x 8.2 in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Rocky Landscape with a Man Walking to the Right, First Version, 1625 - 1630 Line etching and drypoint,6.1 x 8.2 in // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Lamentation of Christ, c 1630 - c. 1633 Line etching with tone and highlights, 6.4 x 6.3 in // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

View of Rhenen, between c 1620 and c 1630 Oil on oak panel, 16.9 x 26.3 in // Gemäldegalerie Berlin

A Forest Path, from 1618 until 1620 Oil on canvas, 6.2 x 8.8 in // Private collection

Rocky Landscape, 17th century Oil on canvas, 23.2 x 29.5 in // Eva Klabin House Museum, Rio de Janeiro

River Landscape, 17th century Oil on canvas, 15.8 x 25.1 in // Detroit Institute of Arts

Rocky Landscape, c 1633 Edit this at Wikidata Oil on canvas, 21.6 x 39.3 in // Uffizi Gallery, Florence

River Valley, between 1626 and 1630 Oil on panel, 11.8 x 21 in // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

River Landscape with Figures, c 1625-30 Oil on panel Private collection

Nicolas de Largillière

On October 9, 2025 - 17th Century, 18th Century, French, october 10

Nicolas de Largillière, French painter, October 10, 1656 - March 20, 1746

Self-Portrait, 1707 Oil on canvas, 36.4 x 28.7 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Portrait of Charles Le Brun, between 1683 and 1686 Oil on canvas, 91.3 x 73.6 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Study of hands, 1710s Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 20.8 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Nicolas de Largillière, Elizabeth Throckmorton, Canoness of the Order of the Dames Augustines Anglaises, 1729 Oil on canvas, 32 x 25.8 in National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Elizabeth Throckmorton, Canoness of the Order of the Dames Augustines Anglaises, 1729 Oil on canvas, 32 x 25.8 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Crown Prince Frederick Augustus of Saxony, 1714 or 1715 Oil on canvas, 55.4 x 42.1 in // National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Portrait of a Man in a Purple Robe, c 1700 Oil on canvas, 31.2 x 24.6 in // Hessen Kassel Heritage, Germany

Nicolas de Largillière, François-Marie Arouet, aka Voltaire, between 1724 and 1725 Oil on canvas, 31.8 x 25.5 in Museum of the History of France, Versailles

François-Marie Arouet, aka Voltaire, between 1724 and 1725 Oil on canvas, 31.8 x 25.5 in // Museum of the History of France, Versailles

La Belle Strasbourgeoise, 1703 Oil on canvas, 54 × 42 in // Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg

Portrait of Mariana Victoria of Spain, 1724 Oil on canvas, 72.4 x 49.2 in // Museo del Prado, Madrid

Nicolas de Largillière, Marie-Anne de Châteauneuf, called Mlle Duclos, in the role of Ariadne, 1710s Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 21 in Condé Museum, Chantilly, France

Marie-Anne de Châteauneuf, called Mlle Duclos, in the role of Ariadne, 1710s Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 21 in // Condé Museum, Chantilly, France

Portrait of Pierre van Schuppen, between 1680 and 1683 Oil on canvas, 25.9 x 20.8 in // National Museum in Warsaw

Portrait of General Bardo-Bardi Magalotti, 1690s Oil on canvas, 32.2 x 25.9 in // National Museum in Warsaw

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