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Eye Candy for Today: Study of a Woman’s Head, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Study of a Woman’s Head, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, oil on wood, roughly 18 x 16 in. (47 x 41 cm), in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. The link is to the page for this painting on the Met’s website. As I find is often the case with images posted…
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Eye Candy for Today: Greuze Portrait
Portrait of a Lady in Turkish Fancy Dress, Jean-Baptiste Greuze Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; smaller downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the LACMA. Greuze continues to delight the eye with his soft edges and delicate rendering, underpinned by his solid draftsmanship and understanding of the geometry of the…
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Eye Candy for Today: Greuze’s Broken Vessel
The Broken Vessel (La Cruche cassée), Jean-Baptiste Greuze Link is to downloadble large file on Wikimedia Commons, original is in the Louvre. Though the actual meaning is open to interpretation, the general assumption is that the allegorical subject suggested by the gathered flower petals and broken vase is one of lost innocence and defloration. Greuze…
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Eye Candy for Today: Jean-Baptiste Greuze chalk drawing
Head of a Young Woman, Jean-Baptiste Greuze Red chalk on paper. 16 x 12 inches (41 x 31 cm), 18th century. In the Morgan Library and Museum. Use download link under image, or zoom version. Greuze has drawn an understated but elegant and remarkably strong study. The hands and bonnet are quickly realized, but the…
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Eye Candy for Today: Greuze’s The White Hat
The White Hat, Jean-Baptiste Greuze On Wikimedia Commons. Original is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I love paintings like this that go from highly refined passages to areas that are remarkably painterly.
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Eye Candy for Today: Jean-Baptiste Greuze ink and wash drawing
Madame Greuze on a chaise lounge with her dog, Jean-Baptiste Greuze Rijksmuseum, ink and wash over chalk on paper, 13×18″ (34x47cm) In this seemingly casual but beautifully realized drawing of his wife relaxing with her dog, Greuze achieves a subtle portrayal of light and form — a reminder of the surprising versatility of the humble…