DETAILS
- Artist
- Cornelis Ketel
- Date
- 1579
- Location
- The Skinners' Company collection
AUDIO DEEP DIVE
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The full narration walks you through Portrait of Thomas Smythe jr. (c. 1558-1625) — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Cornelis Ketel
Cornelis Ketel, a Dutch Mannerist painter, left his mark on portraiture in Elizabethan London and Amsterdam, pioneering the full-length group portrait.
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Virgin and Child in a Church, also known as the Van Maelbeke Virgin
Wierix · 1575 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Virgin and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist
Matteo Florimi · 1576 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Winter Landscape with Snowfall near Antwerp
Lucas van Valckenborch · 1575 · Städel Museum
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Half Armor for the Foot Tournament
Pompeo della Cesa · 1585 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Land of Cockaigne
Pieter Bruegel the Elder · 1570 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Female Head
Gaetano Gandolfi · 1592 · Art Institute of Chicago