Spotlights
Spotlights
In each Spotlight feature, we highlight a different artist from our collection, elaborating on their addition to art history and celebrating their uniqueness.
In each Spotlight feature, we highlight a different artist from our collection, elaborating on their addition to art history and celebrating their uniqueness.
Spotlight on Titian
Authority, statesmanship and dynastic succession
The date 27 August 2026 marks the 450th anniversary of Titian’s death. His creative lifespan of nearly three-quarters of …
Authority, statesmanship and dynastic succession
The date 27 August 2026 marks the 450th anniversary of Titian’s death. His creative lifespan of nearly three-quarters of …
Spotlight on Jan Steen
Life, leisure, and subtle morals in a Dutch seventeenth-century genre scene
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Jan Steen (1626–1679), one of the most celebrated genre painters …
Life, leisure, and subtle morals in a Dutch seventeenth-century genre scene
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Jan Steen (1626–1679), one of the most celebrated genre painters …
Spotlight on Sofonisba Anguissola
“…This virtuous and rare young woman” — Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga (1505–1563), regent of the Duchy of Mantua
This year we mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Sofonisba Anguissola (1532/5–1625). One of the first women …
“…This virtuous and rare young woman” — Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga (1505–1563), regent of the Duchy of Mantua
This year we mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Sofonisba Anguissola (1532/5–1625). One of the first women …
Spotlight on Georges de La Tour
Caravaggism reimagined: the unique spirituality of La Tour’s Saint Andrew
This autumn, the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris is presenting ‘Georges de La Tour: From shadow to light’, an exhibition …
Caravaggism reimagined: the unique spirituality of La Tour’s Saint Andrew
This autumn, the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris is presenting ‘Georges de La Tour: From shadow to light’, an exhibition …
Spotlight on Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone
Art transcends space and time
In conjunction with The Klesch Collection’s sponsorship of the National Gallery of Ireland’s exhibition ‘Mainie Jellett and Evie …
Art transcends space and time
In conjunction with The Klesch Collection’s sponsorship of the National Gallery of Ireland’s exhibition ‘Mainie Jellett and Evie …
Spotlight on music in paintings
Part 2: Music as a worldly pleasure in the art of Leyster and De Heem
Since Antiquity, as explored in Part 1 of this series, music has been intertwined with divine worship, a practice rooted in the …
Part 2: Music as a worldly pleasure in the art of Leyster and De Heem
Since Antiquity, as explored in Part 1 of this series, music has been intertwined with divine worship, a practice rooted in the …
Spotlight on music in paintings
Part 1: Divine harmonies in the art of Ribera and Baldung
Throughout art history, music has provided a rich subject for artists, who used it as a means to explore the complexities of …
Part 1: Divine harmonies in the art of Ribera and Baldung
Throughout art history, music has provided a rich subject for artists, who used it as a means to explore the complexities of …
Spotlight on Hans Baldung Grien
Beautiful and strange: advanced imagery in an early work
This Spotlight focuses on the German artist, Hans Baldung Grien (1484/5–1545) and his painting of The Holy …
Beautiful and strange: advanced imagery in an early work
This Spotlight focuses on the German artist, Hans Baldung Grien (1484/5–1545) and his painting of The Holy …
Spotlight on Sebastiano del Piombo
The eternal innovation of paintings on stone
This Spotlight is focused on one of the great innovators of the Italian High Renaissance, Sebastiano del Piombo …
The eternal innovation of paintings on stone
This Spotlight is focused on one of the great innovators of the Italian High Renaissance, Sebastiano del Piombo …
Spotlight on Georges de La Tour
Caravaggism reimagined: the unique spirituality of La Tour’s Saint Andrew
In this edition of Spotlight, we focus on the French Baroque artist Georges de La Tour (1593–1652) and his mesmerising …
Caravaggism reimagined: the unique spirituality of La Tour’s Saint Andrew
In this edition of Spotlight, we focus on the French Baroque artist Georges de La Tour (1593–1652) and his mesmerising …
Spotlight on Joos van Cleve
‘Leonardo of the North’: from tradition to innovation
This Spotlight delves into the artistry of Joos van Cleve (c. 1485–1490 – 1540/1541), a pivotal painter of the Northern …
‘Leonardo of the North’: from tradition to innovation
This Spotlight delves into the artistry of Joos van Cleve (c. 1485–1490 – 1540/1541), a pivotal painter of the Northern …
Spotlight on Francesco Salviati
Exploring the Portrait of Marcus Aurelius and an unfinished legacy
The Italian Mannerist painter Francesco Salviati (1510–1563) and his fascinating Portrait of Marcus Aurelius are the topic of …
Exploring the Portrait of Marcus Aurelius and an unfinished legacy
The Italian Mannerist painter Francesco Salviati (1510–1563) and his fascinating Portrait of Marcus Aurelius are the topic of …
Spotlight on Jan Brueghel the Elder
Divine beauty in the visible world
In this Spotlight, we delve into the world of Southern Netherlandish painter Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568–1625), and one of …
Divine beauty in the visible world
In this Spotlight, we delve into the world of Southern Netherlandish painter Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568–1625), and one of …
Spotlight on Caravaggio
Shining a light on a rediscovered masterpiece
To celebrate International Portrait Day in collaboration with The National Portrait Gallery, this exclusive …
Shining a light on a rediscovered masterpiece
To celebrate International Portrait Day in collaboration with The National Portrait Gallery, this exclusive …
Spotlight on Lavinia Fontana
An independent spirit ahead of her time
This edition of Spotlight features the Bolognese painter Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614). The Klesch Collection is the proud …
An independent spirit ahead of her time
This edition of Spotlight features the Bolognese painter Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614). The Klesch Collection is the proud …
Spotlight on Michaelina Wautier
From a footnote in art history to the front page of The New York Times
This first edition of Spotlight features the Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier (1614–1689), represented in the …
From a footnote in art history to the front page of The New York Times
This first edition of Spotlight features the Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier (1614–1689), represented in the …
