Art history: artists, movements and museums

La Jeune Fille à la flûte attribuée à l’entourage de Vermeer
Attribution errors in Vermeer's catalog since the 19th century
Since Thoré-Bürger, Vermeer's catalog has included real found paintings, imitations, forgeries and studio works. The Girl with the Flute reveals why attribution, date and authenticity are never synonyms. Read more...
Une dame debout au virginal de Vermeer, œuvre signée sur le côté de l’instrument
How to recognize Vermeer's signature? Shapes, locations and fakes
IVMeer, IVM, related letters or unsigned work: Vermeer inscriptions vary. This guide compares shapes and locations published by museums, then explains why a signature alone can never authenticate a painting. Read more...
Théophile Thoré-Bürger découvrant Vue de Delft de Vermeer au Mauritshuis en 1842, reconstitution éditoriale
Théophile Thoré-Bürger and the rediscovery of Vermeer in the 19th century
In 1842, Théophile Thoré-Bürger discovered Vue de Delft. Discover his investigation, the founding articles of 1866, his correct attributions and his errors. Read more...
Jeune Femme assise au virginal de Johannes Vermeer, The Leiden Collection
Vermeer and the Leiden Collection: Young Woman Sitting at the Virginal
In the Leiden Collection, a tiny young woman seated at the virginal concentrates Vermeer's late art. Analysis, attribution, restoration, provenance and advice for viewing the work. Read more...
La Femme à la balance de Johannes Vermeer à la National Gallery of Art de Washington
Vermeer at the National Gallery of Art in Washington: paintings, attributions and journey
Three recognized Vermeers, a workshop work and a recommended tour in the M50 gallery: analysis of the paintings, attribution survey and advice for visiting Washington. Read more...
Diane et ses compagnes de Johannes Vermeer, vers 1653–1654
Diane and her companions by Vermeer: first period, restoration and attribution
Analysis of Diane and her companions by Vermeer: myth, first period, false blue sky, restoration, reframing, signature and attribution to the artist. Read more...
Jeune Femme assise au virginal de Vermeer, œuvre de la Leiden Collection
Young Woman Sitting at the Virginal of the Leiden Collection: Attribution and History
Discover how the Young Woman Sitting at the Virginal was attributed to Vermeer: controversies, scientific analyses, restoration and history up to the Leiden Collection. Read more...
La Jeune Fille au chapeau rouge de Vermeer, vers 1669, National Gallery of Art
The Girl in the Red Hat by Vermeer: analysis, attribution and technique
A scarlet hat, a face bathed in light and a long-discussed attribution: discover how scientific study reveals Vermeer's process, the portrait hidden under the panel and the difference with the... Read more...
Vue de Delft de Johannes Vermeer sous un vaste ciel nuageux
Jan Vermeer, Johannes Vermeer or Vermeer from Delft: why multiple names?
Why is the painter called Jan Vermeer, Johannes Vermeer or Vermeer from Delft? A clear investigation into archives, signatures, homonyms and modern usage. Read more...
Le Concert de Johannes Vermeer, tableau volé au Gardner Museum en 1990
Vermeer's lost, missing or destroyed works
Which Vermeer paintings really disappeared? Investigation into The Stolen Concert, the Dissius sale, only documented works and uncertain attributions. Read more...
Autoportrait de Rembrandt au chapeau à large bord, utilisé pour l’étude des attributions
The Rembrandt Research Project: how the painter's catalog was revised
How the Rembrandt Research Project revised the master's catalog: scientific methods, workshop, reallocations, contested works and inheritance. Read more...
Autoportrait aux yeux ombragés de Rembrandt, 1634, The Leiden Collection
The Leiden Collection and Rembrandt: masterpieces from a private collection
The Leiden Collection brings together an exceptional private ensemble by Rembrandt, from the Five Senses to the late portrait: major works, attributions, technique, exhibitions and reading guide. Read more...
Jacob luttant avec l’ange, Rembrandt, vers 1659, Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Jacob's Struggle with Rembrandt's Angel: Attribution and Interpretation
Jacob’s struggle becomes an embrace in Rembrandt’s late painting. Explore its attribution, displaced signature, technical research and spiritual interpretation. Read more...
Grand atelier reconstitué de Rembrandt dans sa maison d’Amsterdam
Rembrandt's workshop: operation, students and production
How did Rembrandt's workshop work? Home, teaching, students, assistants, commissions, engraving, collective production and attribution issues. Read more...
Saint Sébastien attribué à Léonard de Vinci, dessin retrouvé en 2016
Saint Sebastian by Leonardo da Vinci: drawing found and attribution
Found in 2016 in a French collection, this double-sided drawing attributed to Leonardo combines the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian with optical studies. Discovery, expertise and legal battle. Read more...
Méduse flamande des Offices autrefois attribuée à Léonard de Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci's Medusa: story of a vanished painting
Leonardo's Medusa is lost. Investigation into Vasari's two stories, the monstrous shield, the false attribution of the Offices and the versions of Caravaggio and Rubens. Read more...
Visages de la Vierge et de l’Enfant dans la Madone aux fuseaux
Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna of the Spindles: versions, copies and attribution
Compare the Buccleuch and Lansdowne versions of the Madonna with the Spindles, understand the cross-shaped reel, the copies, the repentances and the attribution to Leonardo da Vinci and his workshop. Read more...
Copies et versions de La Joconde : Louvre, Prado et Isleworth
Copies and versions of The Mona Lisa: Prado, Isleworth and variants
Prado, Isleworth, Column Copies and Naked Mona Lisa: Which Versions Are Old, Workshop, Contested or Simply Derived? An illustrated comparative file. Read more...
Toutes les œuvres de Léonard de Vinci : peintures, dessins et œuvres perdues
All artwork by Leonardo da Vinci: paintings, drawings and lost works
A verified catalogue of Leonardo da Vinci’s works: paintings, collaborations, drawings and lost works, with dates, museums and the degree of certainty of attributions. Read more...
Détail comparatif pour authentifier une œuvre attribuée à Vincent van Gogh
Real or fake Van Gogh? Attributions and authentication
A signature is not enough to authenticate a Van Gogh. Provenance, letters, pigments, X-rays, the Wacker affair and the Montmajour case explained. Read more...
Madame Charpentier et ses enfants de Pierre-Auguste Renoir
How many paintings did Renoir paint? Works, series and attribution
Renoir painted more than 4,000 paintings. Discover why the total evolves, how the catalogue raisonné works and how his works are attributed. Read more...