Foppish men, elegant women, and cavalier style
Anthony van Dyck
1599-1641Welcome to Hell
Hieronymus Bosch
1450-1516Can you cheat at art?
Johannes Vermeer
1632-1675Jovial portraitist forgotten for 200 years
Judith Leyster
1609-1660The worst painter of the 19th century
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
1836-1912Don't get lost in the fog
Matthijs Maris
1839-1917Great painter, perfect entrepreneur
Peter Paul Rubens
1577-1640There is no God, only Truth
Piet Mondrian
1872-1944The peasant life is the humanist ideal
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
1525-1569Paint flowers, make money
Rachel Ruysch
1664-1750Your sins and your good deeds will leave a mark
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606-1669Eloquent writer forges new path in painting
Vincent Van Gogh
1853-1890Violent encounters