A history of painting with high-resolution enlargements and carefully crafted reproductions. Masterpieces, very famous, less known, almost unknown and forgotten. Masterpieces of painting are 100 sections arranged chronologically according to the painter's date of birth, starting with Giotto born in 1226.
In episode 55 you will see:
01. Gerard Dou - A Reading Old Woman - 1631
02. Gerard Dou - Self-Portrait - 1640
03. Gerard Dou - Quack - 1652
04. Gerard Dou - The Fisherman's Wife - 1653
05. Gerard Dou - Young Mother - 1658
06. Salvator Rosa - Landscape with ruins on the rock - 1640
07. Salvator Rosa - Scenes of Witchcraft - Day - 1645
08. Salvator Rosa - Scenes of Witchcraft - Morning - 1645
09. Salvator Rosa - Scenes of Witchcraft - Evening - 1645
10. Salvator Rosa - Scenes of Witchcraft - Night - 1645
11. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - The Young Beggar - 1645
12. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo- Children with Melon and Grapes - 1645
13. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Girl with a coin - 1645
14. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Four Figures on the Step - 1655
15. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Saint Anna and the Virgin - 1655
16. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Bridesmaid with flowers - 1655
17. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Ecce Homo - 1660
18. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Christ the Good Shepherd - 1660
19. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Two Country Boys - 1665
20. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - The Return of the Prodigal Son - 1667
21. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - St. Thomas of Villanueva separates
their clothes among beggars - 1667
22. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Jesus and John the Baptist - 1670
23. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Two Women in the Window - 1670
24. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - The Martyrdom of St. Andrew - 1675
25. Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate - Self-Portrait - 1650
26. Jan Steen - Wedding in the Countryside - 1653
27. Jan Steen - The Girl Eats Oysters - 1658
28. Jan Steen - A fancy interior with Jan Steen and the family of Gerrit Schouten - 1659
29. Jan Steen - Miss in Love - 1660
30. Jan Steen - Easy Come, Easy Go - 1661
31. Jan Steen - Bowling in front of the inn - 1663
32. Jan Steen - A dissolute household - 1663
33. Jan Steen - Beware of Luxury - 1663
34. Jan Steen - The Way You Hear It - 1665
35. Jan Steen - School for boys and girls - 1670
36. Jan Steen - Happy Company on the Terrace - Anagoria - 1674
37. Gabriël Metsu - Sick child - 1660
38. Gabriël Metsu - The man writing the letter - 1665
39. Gabriël Metsu - Woman Reading a Letter - 1665
40. Gabriël Metsu - Portrait of a Lady - 1667
Masterpieces of Painting is my personal tribute to great painters and their works. For the most famous ones, usually presented in the 500-page canonical edition of the History of Art. But also for those less known, for whom I extended the history of painting to 2,500 pages. It is only against such a broad background that the mysterious genius of the most valued can be seen. I can assure you that among the less known there are many wonderful paintings that fully deserve the title of a masterpiece. If you want to see such an extensive history of art - subscribe to the channel. The order was arranged chronologically according to the painter's date of birth. I start my story with Giotto di Bondone, born in 1226, and his painting considered to be the first painting of the Renaissance - the Kiss of Judas from 1305.
I greet and wish you many great impressions. Bogusław Białecki. Wrocław, September 2021.
P.S. The choice of artists and paintings is absolutely subjective. These are simply images that I admire and like. Write, comment on, admire or criticize the selection and point out mistakes. As a painting lover, you are always welcome here. It's good to learn something new.