Freiberg (Saxony). Town hall, St. Lawrence’s chapel. Archangel Michael, wall painting (1401/1500)

"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 Royal Chapel of St Casimir in Vilnius Cathedral is the masterpiece of Lithuanian Baroque. Beside expressive paintings there are two huge frescoes decorating its eastern and wes...

Thomas Lawrence was the greatest English portraitist of the 19th century and an artist whose work forms a connecting link between 18th-century trends, which he absorbed and applied...

El Greco depicted the subject of the Annunciation on various occasions throughout his career. Along with his depictions of The Adoration of the Shepherds, Saint Paul, and the mysti...

The castle of Lopera (Jaén) underwent countless transformations throughout its history. In the 16th century, the old fortified church was reduced to its minimum expression, becomin...

Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde painted urban views of cities such as Haarlem, Amsterdam, The Hague and Cologne. As a young man he also visited both Cologne and Heidelberg with his br...

Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, village church Reinhardtsdorf (1401/1500, 1675-1678 redesigned, 1711 ceiling painting). Interior of the altar with pulpit (1615) and baptismal font (1615) ag...