Frans’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.
The Annunciation
Frans Francken II (Flemish, 1581–1642)
Esther Before Ahasuerus
Woman before a King
Style of Frans Francken II Flemish, 1581-1642
Frans Francken
Anthony van Dyck Flemish, 1599-1641
Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market
Frans Snyders (Flemish, 1579-1657)
Portrait of an Artist
Follower of Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)
Portrait of a Lady
Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)
Study Head of a Bearded Man
Frans Floris, I (Netherlandish, by 1520–1570)
Marie de’ Medici
Frans Pourbus the Younger (Flemish, 1569-1622)
The Rommel-Pot Player
Workshop of Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)
The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as the pageboy Umezaburo and Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku in the play "Sazareishi Suehiro Genji," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1744
Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?)
Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon
Frans Snyders
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Hanjo in the play "Tsumagoi Sumidagawa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1733
The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Senjiro disguised as Kichisaburo and Nakamura Tomijuro I as Oshichi in the joruri "Midaregami Yoru no Amigasa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1742
Summer: Planting Rice (Natsu: taue no zu), No. 2 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Ochiyo's spirit in the play "Higashiyama Gojitsu Yaoya Hanbei," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1744
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo II casting a curse at the hour of the ox
Bacchus and Drunken Silenus—The Dream of Silenus
Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, 1614-1679) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Katakai in the play "Mugen no Kane Omoi no Akatsuki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the third month, 1746