Author: cparker
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Eye Candy for Today: Parmigianino’s Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror; Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino Oil on curved wooden panel, roughly 9 inches (24 cm) in diameter (without frame). Link is to zoomable version on the Google Art Project; there is a downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; the original is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, which also has both zoomable and…
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Donald Jurney (update)
Donald Jurney is a Boston-based painter who I have featured previously on Lines and Colors. Jurney paints landscapes that have something of a subtle, 19th century European feeling, while still being assuredly contemporary. His paintings are enriched by his masterful command of color, texture and value relationships. It’s the latter, I think, that is the…
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Eye Candy for Today: Willem Kalf’s Still Life with Ewer
Still Life with Ewer, Vessels and Pomegranate, Willem Kalf Link is to the original in the Getty Museum, which has both zoomable and downloadable versions. There is also a zoomable version on Google Art Project, and a downloadable version of that file on Wikimedia Commons. I have not had the pleasure of seeing the original…
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Kyuong Hwan Kim (Tahra Art)
Kyuong Hwan Kim is a Korean concept artist and illustrator, who works under the name of Tahra Art. Kyuong Hwan’s work is something of a mixed bag for me. Some of it falls under the heading of fairly typical anime influenced pin-up art, an insular style that is overly abundant these days, while other pieces…
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Eye Candy for Today: Vogel von Vogelstein’s Young Lady with Drawing Utensils
Young Lady with Drawing Utensils, Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Though it has the deliberate composition and appearance of a Renaissance portrait, this painting by the German portraitist drew on all his 19th century…