Category: Eye Candy for Today

Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs, Frederic William Burton, watercolor and gouache, 37 x 24 in. (95 x 61 cm), in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland. Link is to a Wikipedia page with access to a large image. Taken from a medieval ballad is the story of Hellelil, who…

Portrait of a Lady of the Court Playing the Tambourine, Pierre Désiré Guillemet, oil on canvas, 39×31 in. ( 96 x 79 cm), link is to Google Art Project, downloadable version on Wikimedia Commons. French painter Pierre Désiré Guillemet was known for his paintings in the Orientalist style. Like many paintings in that genre, there…

Water Garden, Childe Hassam, oil on canvas, 24 x 36″ (61 x 91 cm), in the collection of the Matropolitan Museum of Art. The Met doesn’t provide large version of this image; I found one on masterapollon.com, a site that sells reproductions, from this page. American Impressionism took many forms, Hassam is here using the…

Australia Felix, Arthur Streeton, oil on canvas, 35 x 59 in. (90 x 151 cm), link is to Google Art Project, downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons, original is in the Art Gallery of South Australia. Australia Felix is Latin for “dortunate Australia”, referring to fertils plains in Western Australia. Brilliant Australian painter Author Streeton, who…

Under the Blossom that Hangs on the Bough, John Willian Godward, oil on canvas, 24 x 32 in. (61 x 81 cm). Link is to file page on Wikimedia Commons, original is in a private collection. Neo-Classical Victorian painter John William Godward was known for his portrayals of beautifully dressed women lounging amid idyllic classical…