Hans’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.
Design for a Saltcellar
possibly Hans Friedrich Schorer German, born 1585, active 1609-1649
Rape of Proserpine
Hans Friedrich Schorer (German, active c. 1609-1649) or Jan Josias van Ossenbeck (Dutch, 1624-1674) or Johann Mathias Kager (German, 1575-1634)
Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840
The Golden Wall
Hans Hofmann American, born Germany, 1880-1966
Young Man Lying on a Grave
Virgin and Child
Hans Memling (Netherlandish, c. 1430–1494)
Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees
The Emperor Maximilian Presented to Christ by His Patron Saints
Hans Springinklee German, c. 1495-after 1522
Blue Rhythm
Self-Portrait
Table
Germany, Berlin After a design by Friedrich Gilly (German, born Prussia [present-day Poland], 1772–1800)
Gothic Church Behind an Oak Grove with Tombs
Karl Friedrich Schinkel German, 1781-1841
Apollo and Marsyas
Hans Thoma (German, 1839–1924)
Eight Boys
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550
A Lady
Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750–1812)
Portrait of a Donor (recto); Saint Anthony of Padua (verso)
Growth
Jean (Hans) Arp French, born Germany (Alsace), 1886–1966
Christ Carrying the Cross
Attributed to Hans Maler (German, c. 1480–by 1529)
Lithyalin Beaker
Workshop of Friedrich Egermann Bohemian, 1777-1864
Portrait of a Lady of the Wentworth Family (Probably Jane Cheyne)
Hans Eworth (Flemish, active England, 1545–73/74)