Birmingham – Barber Institute of Fine Arts (An Old Woman by Bernardo Strozzi)
This artwork was painted by Bernardo Strozzi in Genoa in the 1620s and it’s not actually of anyone in particular.
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Birmingham – Barber Institute of Fine Arts (A Portrait of a Boy by Giovanni Bellini)
This artwork was originally used as part of a lid of an inheritance chest and was painted in Venice in
Read MoreBirmingham – Barber Institute of Fine Arts (Joseph Distributing Corn in Egypt by Bartholomeus Breenbergh)
This artwork was painted by the Dutch artist Bartholomeus Breenbergh in 1655 and was purchased by the gallery in 1963.
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I thought that this was a bemusing painting by Canaletto as he’s one of my favourite artists and this looks
Read MoreBirmingham – Barber Institute of Fine Arts (The Blue Bower by Dante Gabriel Rossetti)
The word ‘bower’ in this painting’s title refers to the private apartment of a medieval lady, with the subject of
Read MoreBirmingham – Barber Institute of Fine Arts (A Portrait of Bartolomeo Savona by André Derain)
This painting was purchased by the Barber Institute in 1997, with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the National
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