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Born April 15, 1682 • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Died February 8, 1749 (aged 66) • Amsterdam • Netherlands

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Huysum, Jan van: still life with fruit
Figure 113: (Left) An exuberant and dramatic Baroque flower arrangement, Flowers in a Vase, oil on panel by Jan van Huysum, 1726. In the Wallace Collection, London. (Right) An intimate and delicate
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Vincent van Gogh: Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter
Mondrian, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1942.
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter
Rachel Ruysch
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
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
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne
French artist
French artist Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
French artist
Claude Monet: Self-portrait in a Beret
Claude Monet
French painter
Édouard Manet: Self-Portrait
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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