#michaelsweert

[maya-draws]

Michael Sweerts, Head of a Woman, 1654 @gettymuseum Sweerts, a devout christian, was interested in the poor and downtrodden of society. After painting portraits of wealthy patrons he'd go to the streets of Rome to find very different subjects. This small unassuming painting really caught me. How warmly and kindly his brushwork depicts this woman, whose features in all likelihood aged prematurely due to poverty and hardship. . #ilovemuseums #gettymuseum #tonalstudy #portrait #prismacolor #pencil #study #michaelsweert https://www.instagram.com/p/B7mEuHMjwkR/?igshid=1p81in7gz6eje

[mia-paintings]

Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor, Michael Sweerts, c. 1661, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Size: 19 1/2 x 16 in. (49.53 x 40.64 cm) (canvas) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1933/

[rijksmuseum-art]

Market Scene in Rome, Piazza Navonna by Michael Sweerts, Museum of the Netherlands

Markttafereel in Rome. Gezicht op de fontein Fonta dei quattro Fiumi op de Piazza Navona waar een man een brood van twee straathandelaren koopt, rechts een moeder met een kind op de arm.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/SK-A-3896

[harvard-art-museums-prints]

Portrait of a Man, Michael Sweerts, 17th century, Harvard Art Museums: Prints

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection Size: sheet: 20.7 × 16.3 cm (8 1/8 × 6 7/16 in.) Medium: Etching on off-white antique laid paper

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/370332

[artinspired]

Painting: Head of a woman (Michael Sweerts)

Writhing in passion Two bodies on the bed One, her husband’s The other, the waitress’s It did not come as a surprise Just one more sorrow being added to her miserable life What does it matter now that darkness has consumed her? Her vision grew bleary as she turned out the light.

https://getdailyart.com/23181/michael-sweerts/head-of-a-woman

Poem by me (kai)

#headofawoman #michaelsweerts #artinspoem #artinspoetry

[mia-paintings]

Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor, Michael Sweerts, c. 1661, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Size: 19 1/2 x 16 in. (49.53 x 40.64 cm) (canvas) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1933/

[mia-paintings]

Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor, Michael Sweerts, c. 1661, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Size: 19 1/2 x 16 in. (49.53 x 40.64 cm) (canvas) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1933/

[mia-paintings]

Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor, Michael Sweerts, c. 1661, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Size: 19 1/2 x 16 in. (49.53 x 40.64 cm) (canvas) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1933/

[mia-paintings]

Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor, Michael Sweerts, c. 1661, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Size: 19 1/2 x 16 in. (49.53 x 40.64 cm) (canvas) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1933/

[mia-paintings]

Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor, Michael Sweerts, c. 1661, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Size: 19 1/2 x 16 in. (49.53 x 40.64 cm) (canvas) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1933/

[mia-paintings]

Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor, Michael Sweerts, c. 1661, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Size: 19 1/2 x 16 in. (49.53 x 40.64 cm) (canvas) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1933/

[rijksmuseum-art]

Visiting the Sick by Michael Sweerts, Museum of the Netherlands

Helpful visitors enter the home of a poor family to minister to the sick. Seated next to a bed, a doctor points his finger upward, as though to say that only God holds man’s fate in his hands. Standing by the side of an old woman is a child, who gazes imploringly at the viewer.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/SK-A-2848

[rijksmuseum-art]

Clothing the Naked by Michael Sweerts, Museum of the Netherlands

By having one of the figures look out of the painting at the viewer, Sweerts enhances the poignancy of ‘clothing the naked’. The brightly lit shoulder of the man at the centre of the composition emphasizes his nakedness, giving the painting a sense of immediacy.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/SK-A-2847

[rijksmuseum-art]

Refreshing the Thirsty by Michael Sweerts, Museum of the Netherlands

Sweerts painted his series of the ‘Seven Works of Mercy’ on different kinds of linen. For this painting, he used rather coarse canvas; accordingly, his brushstrokes are broader. Visible in the background of this scene is the church of Santissima Trinità dei Monti in Rome, an allusion to the necessity – then as now – of helping the needy and offering refreshment to the thirsty.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/SK-A-2846

[rijksmuseum-art]

Card Players by Michael Sweerts, Museum of the Netherlands

Michael Sweerts (1618 - 1664). De kaartspelers, ca. 1648 - 1650. Twee sjofel geklede mannen zitten op straat te kaarten. Helder wit lichten de kaarten op. Intussen wordt er achter hen gevochten en ook buiten beeld vindt iets plaats dat de aandacht van het spel afleidt. Op hetzelfde moment wordt de man in het blauw gerold. Hij merkt er niets van, alleen de kijker ziet het gebeuren - erop geattendeerd door het boefje. Wat op het eerste gezicht een doodgewoon Romeins straattafereel lijkt, blijkt een diepere betekenis te hebben. Als tegenhanger van het Schildersatelier dat mogelijk voor de IJver staat, zou dit stel nietsnutten de Luiheid kunnen verbeelden. De verstilde sfeer en dramatische belichting geven de schilderijen iets raadselachtigs. Dit is kenmerkend voor het werk van Sweerts. Aankoop 1901.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/SK-A-1958

[rijksmuseum-art]

The Draughts Players by Michael Sweerts, 1652, Museum of the Netherlands

De damspelers. Groep van vijf jongens, twee zijn gezeten op bankjes bezig met een spelletje dammen.