Anthony van Dyck
Foppish men, elegant women, and cavalier style
1599-1641
Catharina van Hemessen
Success against the odds
1528-1565
Hieronymus Bosch
Welcome to Hell
1450-1516
Johannes Vermeer
Can you cheat at art?
1632-1675
Judith Leyster
Jovial portraitist forgotten for 200 years
1609-1660
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
The worst painter of the 19th century
1836-1912
Maria van Oosterwijck
All business
1630-1693
Matthijs Maris
Don't get lost in the fog
1839-1917
Peter Paul Rubens
Great painter, perfect entrepreneur
1577-1640
Piet Mondrian
There is no God, only Truth
1872-1944
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The peasant life is the humanist ideal
1525-1569
Rachel Ruysch
Paint flowers, make money
1664-1750
Rembrandt van Rijn
Your sins and your good deeds will leave a mark
1606-1669
Vincent Van Gogh
Eloquent writer forges new path in painting
1853-1890
Willem de Kooning
Violent encounters
1904-1997