Hans Holbein the Elder

On May 5, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, German

Caspar David Friedrich

On May 5, 2025 - 18th Century, 19th Century, German, September 5

Caspar David Friedrich, German painter, Sep 5, 1774 – May 7, 1840

Owl on a Grave, circa 1836/37 Sepia over pencil, 10.1 in x 8.7 in // Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Caspar David Friedrich, Ruined Monastery of Eldena near Greifswald, 1824/25 Oil on canvas, 19.3 x 13.8 in Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

Ruined Monastery of Eldena near Greifswald, 1824/25 Oil on canvas, 19.3 x 13.8 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

Landscape with Grave, Coffin and Owl, 1836-37 Sepia over pencil, 15 x 15 in // Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Caspar David Friedrich, Coffin at the edge of a grave, second half of 1830s Sepia and brush over graphite pencil on paper, 15.47 in x 15.51 in Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Coffin at the edge of a grave, second half of 1830s Sepia and brush over graphite pencil on paper, 15.47 in x 15.51 in // Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Caspar David Friedrich, Lady on the Staircase / Caroline on the stairs, circa 1825 Oil on canvas, 28.9 in x 20.4 in Pomeranian State Museum, Greifswald, Germany

Lady on the Staircase / Caroline on the stairs, circa 1825 Oil on canvas, 28.9 in x 20.4 in // Pomeranian State Museum, Greifswald, Germany

Jusepe de Ribera

On May 5, 2025 - 17th Century, American, january 12, Spanish

Elin Danielson-Gambogi

On May 5, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, Finnish, september 3

Elin Danielson-Gambogi, Finnish painter, September 3, 1861 – December 31, 1919

Self-portrait, 1900 Oil on canvas, 35.4 in x 25.7 in // Ateneum, Helsinki

Aunt Balda's Pastime, 1886 Oil on Canvas, 17.3 in x 20.8 in // Private Collection

Elin Danielson-Gambogi, Hilma Westerholm, 1888 Oil on Canvas, 136 x 105 cm Turku Art Museum, Finland

Hilma Westerholm, 1888 Oil on Canvas, 53.5 x 41.3 in Turku Art Museum, Finland

After Breakfast, 1890 Oil on canvas, 26.3 in x 37 in // Private Collection

To Bed, 1897 Oil on canvas, 27.1 in x 19.2 in // Private collection

Domenico Ghirlandaio

On May 5, 2025 - 15th Century, Italian, june 2

Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist, June 2, 1448-January 11, 1494

Saint John, Fresco Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Cappella Tornabuoni

Study of Garments Brush drawing on paper, 11.41 in x 5.11 in // Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Preaching of St. John the Baptist, 1486 - 1490 Fresco Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Cappella Tornabuoni

Study of Two Women, c.1486 Ink on paper Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

Portrait of a Young Woman, c.1490 Tempera on wood, 17.3 x 12.6 in Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal

Frans Hals

On May 5, 2025 - 16th Century, 17th Century, Dutch

Frans Hals, Dutch painter, c. 1582 – August 26, 1666

Frans Hals, Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, from 1633 until 1637 Oil on canvas, 82.2 in x 14 ft Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, from 1633 until 1637 Oil on canvas, 82.2 in x 14 ft // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Portrait of Willem van Heythuysen, 1635 Oil on oak wood, 18.5 in x 14.4 in // Private Collection, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium

Gabriel Metsu

On May 4, 2025 - 17th Century, Dutch

George Inness

On May 1, 2025 - 19th Century, American, may 1

George Inness, American landscape painter, May 1, 1825 – August 3, 1894

Home at Montclair, 1892 Oil on canvas, 30.1 inx 45 in // Clark Art Institute, Willaimstown, Massachusetts

George Inness, 1890

The Mill Stream, Montclair, New Jersey, circa 1888 Oil on canvas, 30.5 in x 45 in // Minneapolis Institute of Art

Evening at Medfield, Massachusetts, 1875 Oil on canvas, 38 x 63 1/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Cecilia Beaux

On May 1, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, may 1

Cecilia Beaux, American artist, May 1, 1855 – September 17, 1942

Cecilia Beaux, circa 1888

New England Woman, 1895 Oil on canvas, 43 x 24 1/4 in // Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Twilight Confidencess, 1888 Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 28 in // Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia

Georges Clemenceau, 1920 Oil on canvas, 47 in x 36.7 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Maurice Brazil Prendergast

On April 30, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, october 10

Maurice Brazil Prendergast, American artist, October 10, 1858 – February 1, 1924

Prendergast in 1913, photo by Gertrude Käsebier

Grand Canal, Venice, c.1898 - c.1899 Watercolor on paper, 9 x 13.6 in

Boston Harbor, c.1900 - c.1905 Watercolor on paper, 28.26 x 39.37 cm // Private Collection

Santa Maria Formosa, Venice, c.1911 - c.1912 Pencil, watercolor, paper, 23.16 x 15.25 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Flying Horses, c.1900 - c.1901 Watercolor on paper, 13.6 x 21 in Private Collection

At the Shore (Capri), c.1898 - c.1899 Watercolor on paper, 10 x 14 in // Private Collection

Untitled (Kneeling Man), 1891 Watercolor and pencil on paper, 6 ¾ x 3 ¾ inches // Private Collection

Lake, New Hampshire, c.1910 - c.1913 Watercolor on paper, 8.75 x 11.75 cm // Private Collection

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