[Episcopal Life] The finest works of one of the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of the 17th century is on exhibit until April 26 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The collection of 45 paintings of Jan Lievens, including The Lamentation of Christ and Samson and Delilah, as well as a selection of his drawings and prints, have been drawn from collections across Europe, England and America.
In this exhibition, the work of Lievens, a forgotten Baroque painter, is free from Rembrandt’s shadow, which often eclipsed his work. Born one year apart, the two Dutch painters worked closely together early in their careers, painting one another’s portraits and learning from the same teacher, Pieter Lastman. They explored similar subjects, and they influenced one another’s styles. More>
Jan Lievens’ Enigmatic Career and Relationship with Rembrandt Van Rijn are reconsidered in an exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered February 7–April 26, 2009, at Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202. 414-224-3200: visitor services, mam@mam.org Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, in association with the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam. Laurie Winters, curator of earlier European art, is the organizing curator at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
On View: The Lamentation of Christ, Jan Lievens, ca. 1640. Oil on canvas. Bayerisches Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich, Alte Pinakothek.
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Jan Lievens, Samson and Delilah, ca. 1628. Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Jan Lievens, Self-Portrait, ca. 1629–1630. Oil on panel. Private collection.