slug: "gallery/nieuwetijd"
translates: "gallery/nieuwetijd"
lang: en
title: "De Nieuwe Tijd: Renaissance and Romance"
thumbnail: "gallery/nieuwetijd/LandseerEdwin.jpg"
thumbnailAlt: "Edwin Landseer's “The Monarch of the Glen”"
description: "From Asselijn to Turner, beautiful paintings from olden days"
pageCreated: "2020-04-21"
pageUpdated: "2025-04-21"
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strong(lang="nl") De Nieuwe Tijd
small Renaissance and Romance
ul.gallery
li.framed.landscape
img(src=qua("AsselijnJan.jpg") alt="A rather annoyed looking swan")
figcaption
p.artist Jan Asselijn
time (c. 1610–52, the Netherlands)
p.title
i The Threatened Swan
time (c. 1650)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the
a(href="https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en") Rijksmuseum
| , Amsterdam.
p Oft said to be an allegory of statesman Johan de Witt (later eaten for his crimes) protecting Holland from its enemies, the inscriptions which sparked that idea were actually added after the fact. It might just be a pretty painting of a swan after all.
p.acquired acquired MMXX.IV.XXI
li.framed.landscape
img(src=qua("WrightJoseph.jpg") alt="A group gathers round a table to witness an illuminating experiment")
figcaption
p.artist Joseph Wright of Derby
time (1734–1797, England)
p.title
i An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
time (1768)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the #[a(href="https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/") National Gallery], London.
p.acquired acquired MMXXV.IV.XXI
li.portrait
img(src=qua("VlietJanVan.jpg") alt="A black and white engraving of an old man bathed in shadow looking solemnly downward")
figcaption
p.artist Jan van Vliet
time (c. 1605–1668, the Netherlands)
p.title
| Portrait of an old man
time (1634)
p.details Engraving. Private collection.
p.acquired acquired MMXXV.IV.XXI
li.framed.portrait
img(src=qua("SeyboldChristian.jpg") alt="A haunting, ghostly portrait of an old woman with a green scarf")
figcaption
p.artist Christian Seybold
time (1695–1768, Germany)
p.title Portrait of an old woman
time (before 1747)
p.details Oil on copper. Hangs at the
a(href="https://gemaeldegalerie.skd.museum/en/") Old Masters’ Gallery
| , Dresden.
p.acquired acquired MMXXII.XI.XXIII
li.framed.landscape
img(src=qua("TurnerJMW.jpg") alt="A fishing boat caught in a stormy midnight sea")
figcaption
p.artist J.M.W. Turner
time (1775–1851, England)
p.title
i Fishermen at Sea
time (1796)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the
a(href="https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain") Tate Britain
| , London.
p.acquired acquired MMXXII.XI.XXIII
li.framed.portrait
img(src=qua("BrocJean.jpg") alt="The blonde Apollon cradles His fallen lover Hyacinthos")
figcaption
p.artist Jean Broc
time (1771–1850, France)
p.title
i The Death of Hyacinthos
time (1801)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the
a(href="https://www.poitiers.fr/musee-sainte-croix") Sainte-Croix Museum
| , Poitiers.
p.acquired acquired MMXX.IV.XXI
li.framed.landscape
img(src=qua("TurnerJMW2.jpg") alt="An artist sulks in his dimly lit studio")
figcaption
p.artist J.M.W. Turner
time (1775–1851, England)
p.title
i The Garreteer’s Petition
time (1809)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the #[a(href="https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain/") Tate Britain], London.
p I can’t help it — i’m a sucker for chiaroscuro no matter the context.
p.acquired acquired MMXXV.IV.XXI
li.framed.landscape
img(src=qua("GoyaFrancisco.jpg") alt="Rebels are executed by firing squad")
figcaption
p.artist Francisco Goya
time (1747–1828, Spain)
p.title
i The Third of May, 1808
time (1812)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the
a(href="https://www.museodelprado.es/") Prado Museum
| , Madrid.
p.acquired acquired MMXXII.XI.XXIII
li.framed.portrait
img(src=qua("NorthcoteJames.jpg") alt="An actor as Othello gives an aside glance and a neutral expression")
figcaption
p.artist James Northcote
time (1746–1831, England)
p.title Portrait of Ira Aldridge as Othello
time (1826)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the
a(href="https://manchesterartgallery.org/") Manchester Art Gallery
| .
p Among the first African-American tragedians, Mr Aldridge fled America for England in 1824, becoming one of the most accomplished Shakespearean actors of his day. In his later years, he would tour Europe, where he received numerous honours from heads of state.
p.acquired acquired MMXXII.XI.XXIII
li.framed.portrait
img(src=qua("LesserAleksander.jpg") alt="A duke, asleep in the forest, dreams of the shadowy figure of a wolf")
figcaption
p.artist Aleksander Lesser
time (1814–1884, Poland)
p.title
i Dream of Gediminas About the Iron Wolf
time (1835)
p.details Oil on canvas. In the collection of the #[a(href="https://www.mnw.art.pl/en/") National Museum in Warsaw].
p.acquired acquired MMXXV.IV.XXI
li.framed.landscape
img(src=qua("LandseerEdwin.jpg") alt="A magnificent stag depicted amongst the mountains")
figcaption
p.artist Sir Edwin Landseer
time (1802–1873, England)
p.title
i The Monarch of the Glen
time (1851)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the
a(href="https://www.nationalgalleries.org/") Scottish National Gallery
| , Edinburgh.
p.acquired acquired MMXXII.XI.XXIII
li.framed.landscape
img(src=qua("DillonFrank.jpg") alt="Two grand pharaohnic statues in the desert by dusk")
figcaption
p.artist Frank Dillon
time (1823–1909, England)
p.title
i The Colossal Pair, Thebes
time (1856)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the
a(href="https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/16255/") St Louis Art Museum
| .
p.acquired acquired MMXXIII.I.XXVII
li.framed.landscape
img(src=qua("CourbetGustave.jpg") alt="A closeup of a nude woman’s belly and genitalia, lying in bed")
figcaption
p.artist Gustave Courbet
time (1819–1877, France)
p.title
i(lang="fr") L’Origine du monde
time (1866)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the
a(href="https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/") Musée d’Orsay
| , Paris.
p Mr Courbet’s most famous work has always shocked and provoked audiences, from the Victorian era to the present. He never censored it, and by the Gods, neither will i!
p.acquired acquired MMXXII.XI.XXIII
li.framed.landscape
img(src=qua("BierstadtAlbert.jpg") alt="In the background, mountains soar through the sky; in the foreground, deer rest by a lake")
figcaption
p.artist Albert Bierstadt
time (1830–1902, U.S.)
p.title
i Among the Sierra Nevada, California
time (1868)
p.details Oil on canvas. Hangs at the
a(href="https://americanart.si.edu/") Smithsonian American Art Museum
| , Washington.
p Sometimes you just want to look at a pretty picture of a gorgeous landscape.
p.acquired acquired MMXXII.XI.XXIII
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