HERCULES SEGERS. 1589-1638.
Mountain Valley with fields. (Etching and drypoint.)
Segers may have been a teacher to Rembrandt. Rembrandt certainly owned several of Segers' prints.
His strange, visionary landscapes are unique in art history.

JUAN SANCHEZ COTAN. 1560-1627.
Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon and a Cucumber. c. 1600.
This is said to be one of the earliest still lifes painted in Europe.

FRANCISCO de GOYA. 1746-1828.
A Turkey and a Frying Pan. c. 1808-12.

JEAN BAPTISTE SIMEON CHARDIN 1699-1779
A Partridge and a Pear.


















ALEXANDRE FRANCOIS DESPORTES 1661-1743.
Birds in Exotic Landscapes.

JEAN FOUQUET: Self portrait.
Self portraits by artists of this period are rare.

JEAN FOUQUET. 1420-1480.
This great master is known to us by name thanks to Francois Robertet, secretary to the Duke of Bourbon, who mentions him in the 'Jewish Antiquities' as "a native of Tours: a good painter and illuminator to Louis XI,".





















On the fates of famous men.
(The trial of the Duke of Vendome)

Caesar crossing the Rubicon.

Martyrdom of St. James
From: HEURES D'ETIENNE CHEVALIER>

Portrait of a fool.