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Paintings in the Met
Self-portrait
Rembrandt (1606-1669) painted a self portrait each decade of his career. In this
moving study from 1660, when he was 54, he portrayed age very honestly.
View of Toledo
Darkening clouds set an eerie mood for one of El Greco's (1541-1614) most memor-
able paintings, depicting the capital city of the Spanish empire until 1561.
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
Painted between 1660 and 1667, this is a classic example of the subtle and sensitive
use of light that has made Vermeer (1632-75) one of the most revered Dutch mas-
ters.
The Harvesters
One of five remaining panels of the months of the year, painted in the 1500s, this is
Bruegel(1551-1569)athisrealisticbest,anexampleoftheuseoflightanddetailthat
set him apart.
Madame X
Part of the excellent American art collection, this canvas by John Singer Sargent
(1856-1925) is of an American woman who married a French banker, becoming a
notorious Paris beauty in the 1880s.
