The 648 Artworks of media Oil On Copper and containing the word isaak soreau, oil on copper

The Le Nain brothers are famous for their sensitive portrayal of rural life, which they depicted without the ridicule found in many earlier images. It is often difficult to distinguish which of the three brothers executed a given painting, and this oil on copper has been attributed to both Antoine a...

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A student of Francesco Albani, Cignani retained the Bolognese classicist’s line and bright palette, and inflected them with the delicate, human aspect readily apparent in this depiction of Charity. Perhaps because the subject was so well suited to Cignani, this composition is known in multiple versi...

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This oil on copper, made for Cardinal Benedetto Giustiniani, epitomizes Ludovico’s mature style: the pose of the Madonna evokes Michelangelo’s sibyls in the Sistine Chapel, while the elegant curves resonate with Parmigianino’s figures. Ludovico thus has paid homage to the great artists of the preced...

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This early Italian example of an oil on copper shows the Virgin bestowing the scapular—a small piece of cloth symbolic of the yoke of Christ—on Saint Simon Stock, an English Carmelite monk who allegedly had a vision of this occurrence. Two donors kneel in the left middle distance with Saint Anthony ...

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The literary reference for the subject depicted on this early example of Flemish oil on copper was the classical author Virgil’s Aeneid. The infernal “hell landscape” was inspired by paintings executed by the artist’s father, Jan Brueghel the Elder, who in turn had looked back to Hieronymus Bosch.

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A shepherd seems to guide his flock of inquisitive sheep from the Italian countryside into the gallery. Castiglione painted historical and religious subjects, such as the Ecstasy of Saint Francis, hung in the adjacent gallery, but his exploration of landscape and animals such as this were particular...

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Nicolás Enríquez, whose career spanned more than six decades, is best known as a specialist in paintings on copper. He frequently based his compositions on European prints, as he did in this painting, which derives from a work by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640). The popularity of th...

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In 1773 Nicolás Enríquez created this set of five paintings for the private devotional use of Juan Bautista Echeverría, a Spanish-born merchant. Echeverría’s choice of subject matter is highly personal, reflecting both his Basque roots and his extended residence in Mexico. Enríquez lavished special ...

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Saraceni probably painted this oil on copper soon after his arrival in Rome from Venice around 1598 and in response specifically to Francesco Bassano’s altarpiece representing this subject in the Roman Church of the Gesù. The influence of Venetian artists remains strong in terms of composition, but ...

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Inside a dark cavern, dramatically lit by a torch, Christ’s limp but powerful body is about to be lowered into his tomb. Light on the horizon signals either sunset on his earthly life or sunrise in anticipation of a new beginning with his resurrection. This richly painted oil on copper was commissio...

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