Nicolaes’s work is defined by its 17th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Portrait of a Man
Attributed to Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, 1634–1693)

Portrait of a Woman
Attributed to Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, 1634–1693)

Portrait of a Man
Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, 1632–1693)

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)

Black and Tanned Your Whipped Wind of Change Howled Low Blowing Itself - Ha - Smack into the Middle of Duke Ellington's Orchestra Billie Heard It Too & Cried Strange Fruit Tears
Carrie Mae Weems American, born 1953

Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples
Nicolas Bertin (French, 1668–1736)

Untitled (Man and Mirror), from the "Kitchen Table Series"
Carrie Mae Weems American, born 1953

For Your Names You Took Hope and Humble
Carrie Mae Weems American, born 1953

Portrait of Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop of Rouen
Pierre Drevet (French, 1663-1738) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

The Beautiful Greek Woman
Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743)

The Happy Accident of the Swing
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Two Goats with Large Horns, from Various Animals
Nicolaes Berchem Dutch, 1620-1683

Jupiter and Mercury with Philemon and Baucis
Nicolaes Lauwers (Flemish, 1600-1652) after Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)

Le carquois épuisé (The Empty Quiver)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French 1723-1769)

Christ and the Woman of Samaria
Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1515-after 1565) after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564)

Head of Medusa
Godfried Maes Flemish, 1649-1700

Les Hazards Heureux De L'Escapolettes (The Happy Accident of the Swing)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Les Soins Tardifs (The Belated Care)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

Composition
Nicolas de Staël French, born Russia, 1914–1955