Gillis’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Gillis van Breen
Hendrick Goltzius Dutch, 1558-1617
Allegory on the Good and the Corrupt Tree
Gillis van Breen (Dutch, active 1588-1622) after Karel van Mander (Dutch, 1548 - 1606)
Landscape with Little Bridge
Gillis Neyts Flemish, 1623-87
Simon Vouet
Robert van Voerst (Flemish, 1597-1636/37) after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
The Bedroom
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Table
Germany, Berlin After a design by Friedrich Gilly (German, born Prussia [present-day Poland], 1772–1800)
Self-Portrait
Jan de Wael
Anthony van Dyck Flemish, 1599-1641
Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)
Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669
The Poet's Garden
Old Man with a Gold Chain
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)
Rip Van Winkle
John Quidor American, 1801–1881
A Mother Feeding her Child (The Happy Mother)
Willem van Mieris (Dutch, 1662–1747)
A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage
The Drinkers
Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)
Pastoral Landscape with Ruins
Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672)
Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La berceuse)
Terrace and Observation Deck at the Moulin de Blute-Fin, Montmartre
Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples