Portrait of a Woman, 16th C.
Oil on panel, 18 7/8 x 15 3/4 x 2 5/8"
German or Flemish oil painting of a fully clothed female clasping her hands in front. Her dress reflects layering of an undergament with outer dress and the wearing of a black hood…
Portrait of a Man, mid 16th C.
Oil on panel, 18 7/8 x 16 1/8 x 2 5/8"
The backs of paintings may often disclose information about a work’s provenance, or history of ownership. Here, the labels show that this painting by an unknown German artist,…
Landscape with Birds, 17th C.
Oil on canvas, 65 1/2 x 71 1/4 x 2 7/8"
Large oil on canvas painting with a standing pelican at left; multiple ducks and birds populate the lower foreground and upper background
Portrait of Christiana, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, ca. 1589
Oil on panel, 34 3/4 x 29 x 4 5/8
Oil on panel painting of the Portrait of Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany. She is wearing traditional Elizabethan dress embellished with gold buttons,…
Still Life with Fruit and Insects, 1649
Oil on panel, 18 1/4 x 23 5/8 x 2 3/8"
Flemish oil painting of a still life with fruit and insects; butterflies at upper left with seeded fruit and nuts in foreground.
Still live with Fruit and Insects, 1649
Oil on panel, 18 1/4 x 23 5/8 x 2 3/8"
Flemish oil painting of a still life with fruit and insects; butterflies at upper left with seeded fruit and nuts in foreground.
Adoration of the Magi, late 15th c.
Oil on panel, 22 5/8 x 18 3/4 x 2"
Oil on panel painting of the Adoration of the Magi which includes three kings (Magi) presenting gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the baby jesus whom they found by…
Virgin and Child, mid 15th c.
Tempera on panel, 39 1/2 x 29 3/4 x 5 1/2"
The inscriptions on the backs of paintings can be deceptive. The handwritten notation in ink on the verso of this painting cites the date, 1460, and attributes the…
The Gnarled Oak, 17th C.
Oil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 33 1/8 x 2"
This work was given to Mr. and Mrs. Sedgwick by Robert W. de Forest, the former President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Mrs. Sedgwick’s uncle.
Landscape with Soldiers before a Market, mid 17th C.
Oil on panel, 21 x 23 1/4 x 2"
Oil on panel painting of an open air market; soldiers fill the image with horses parked at center.