Who painted “Hera hiding during the battle between the gods and the giants”?

“Hera hiding during the battle between the gods and the giants” was painted by Carel Fabritius in 1643. Where to see it: Pushkin Museum.

Hera hiding during the battle between the gods and the giants — Carel Fabritius

Baroque

What to look for

Baroque: Renaissance painting is calmer and evenly lit; Rococo after it is lighter, paler and playful. Dutch Golden Age painting is the Protestant, everyday side of the same century.

Carel Pieterszoon Fabritius (bapt. 27 February 1622 – 12 October 1654) was a Dutch painter. He was a pupil of Rembrandt and worked in his studio in Amsterdam. Fabritius, who was a member of the Delft School, developed his own artistic style and experimented with perspective and lighting. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Carel Fabritius

More by Carel Fabritius

“The Goldfinch”, 1654
“A View of Delft”, 1652
“The Sentry”, 1654
“The Raising of Lazarus”, 1640s
“Portrait of a Seated Woman with a Handkerchief”, 1644
“Portrait of Abraham de Potter”, 1649
“Young Man in a Fur Cap”, 1654
“Hagar and the Angel”, 1640s