Refurbishment of Emperor Karl VI - ceiling painting in the Kaisersaal (marble hall) in St. Florian Abbey

"Here is portrayed three Moods of the Sky and the effects on the Fish and Animals. Sharks and Turtles come to the Surface when it is Raining. Wallabies and Kangaroos are out feedin...

Like his contemporary Vermeer, Pieter de Hooch depicted scenes of everyday life set in tranquil interiors. His models were middle-class wives and young women engaged in their daily...

The painting is shown in Bohushallen, Bohusläns museum. The painting depicted in the contemporary Swedish painting (1936), page 515. Carsten Hvistendahl was born and raised in Go...

Disc pendant imitating a coin of Emperor Justin II (565-78), depicting the Emperor's bust, England, probably Kent (Jutish), 560-600. Pendant, gold, imitating a coin of of Emperor J...

An allegory of the Restoration. An oval picture, with, at the bottom in the foreground, a golden haired seraphim with flowing cloak and large wings. In his hands he holds a sash, b...

Under Duke Maximilian I (r. 1597-1651) the Maximilian Residence, named after him, was built on the west side of the Antiquarium from 1599/1600 until around 1608. After Maximilian h...

Portraiture constituted an important area within Cranach’s oeuvre as it was part of his repertoire from the outset of his career, increasing in terms of number of works from the ti...

It is one of the oldest easel paintings in Lithuania, closely linked to Vytautas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania (reigning 1401-1430), and early Christianisation in Lithuania. Up unti...