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)
The Emperor Maximilian Presented to Christ by His Patron Saints
Hans Springinklee German, c. 1495-after 1522
Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees
Blue Rhythm
Table
Germany, Berlin After a design by Friedrich Gilly (German, born Prussia [present-day Poland], 1772–1800)
Self-Portrait
Apollo and Marsyas
Hans Thoma (German, 1839–1924)
Gothic Church Behind an Oak Grove with Tombs
Karl Friedrich Schinkel German, 1781-1841
Eight Boys
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550
Portrait of a Donor (recto); Saint Anthony of Padua (verso)
A Lady
Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750–1812)
Growth
Jean (Hans) Arp French, born Germany (Alsace), 1886–1966
Christ Carrying the Cross
Attributed to Hans Maler (German, c. 1480–by 1529)
Portrait of a Lady of the Wentworth Family (Probably Jane Cheyne)
Hans Eworth (Flemish, active England, 1545–73/74)
Lithyalin Beaker
Workshop of Friedrich Egermann Bohemian, 1777-1864