Dirck’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.

Cattle and Sheep with Shepherds and Shepherdess
Abraham Jansz Begeyn (Dutch c. 1637-1697) after Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, 1620-1683) or Dirck van den Bergen (Dutch, 1640-1695)

Nymphs Bathing
Attributed to Dirck van der Lisse (Dutch, active 1639–1669) After Cornelis Poelenburgh (Dutch, c. 1585–1667)

Venus and Adonis (?) with the Duck Hunt
Presumably woven at the workshop of Jacques I Geubels (died 1601/05) or his widow Catharina van den Eynde (died before 1629) Brussels

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Dutch 1621-1674

Bacchus and Drunken Silenus—The Dream of Silenus
Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, 1614-1679) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

The Last Judgment
Barbara van den Broeck (Flemish, born c. 1558/60) after Crispin van den Broeck (Flemish, 1524–c. 1590) published by Hendrik Hondius (Dutch, 1573–1650)

Moses Striking Water from the Rock
Attributed to Crispin van den Broeck (Netherlandish, 1524-c. 1590) or Ippolito Scarsella (Italian, 1551-1620)

Spandrel Panel from the Western Methodist Book Exchange, Chicago, Illinois
Harry Bergen Wheelock, architect American, 1861-1934 Kristian Schneider, designer American, 1864-1935 Fabricated by: Northwestern Terra Cotta Company

Herring Dish
Dirk van den Bergh Netherlands, 18th century

Simon Vouet
Robert van Voerst (Flemish, 1597-1636/37) after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)

Jan van den Wouwer
Paul Pontius (Flemish, 1603-1658) after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)

The Bedroom
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

Joost van den Vondel
Cornelis Visscher Dutch, c. 1629-1658

Joost van den Vondel
Jan Lievens Dutch, 1607-1674

Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

Acis and Galatea
Attributed to Crispin van den Broeck Netherlandish, c. 1524-1590

Grazing Horse, plate three from Series of Horses
Dirck Stoop Dutch, 1610-1686

The Deification of Aeneas by Nymphs and Cupids
Daniel van den Dyck Flemish, 1614-1662

Rearing Horse, Near a Stable, plate one from Series of Horses
Dirck Stoop Dutch, 1610-1686

Jan de Wael
Anthony van Dyck Flemish, 1599-1641