Category: Eye Candy for Today
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Eye Candy for Today: Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, John William Waterhouse
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, John William Waterhouse, oil on canvas, roughly 70 x 36 inches ( 175 x 92 cm); with preliminary sketch, both images on Wikimedia Commons; the original painting is in Gallery Oldham, but their website doesn’t offer details about the painting. The sketch is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.…
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Eye Candy for Today: William Lathrop etching
An Evening Walk, William Langson Lathrop Etching and drypoint, roughly 18 x 15 inches (45 x37 cm), in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, DC, which has both zoomable and downloadable images. There is also a zoomable version on Google Art Project. Lathrop was one of the group of painters active in the…
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Eye Candy for Today; Rembrandt landscape etching of trees, houses and tower
View of some houses with trees and a tower, Rembrandt van Rijn Etching and drypoint, roughly 5 x 12 inches (12 x 32 cm); in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, which has a zoomable image on the website (also downloadble if you sign up for a free Rijksstudio account). This is one of my favorite…
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Eye Candy for Today: Willem Kalf Still Life with Ewer and Basin, Fruit, Nautilus Cup and other Objects
Still Life with Ewer and Basin, Fruit, Nautilus Cup and other Objects, Willem Kalf Oil on canvas, roughly 44 x 33 inches (111 x 84 cm); in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museo Nacional, Madrid, which has zoomable and downloadable versions of the image on their site. This is another stunning gem by 17th century…
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Eye Candy for Today: Sargent charcoal portrait drawing
Portrait of Ernest Schelling, John Singer Sargent Charcoal on paper, roughly 24 x 18 inches (62 x 47 cm); in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum, NY (use zoom or download links above and below image on their page). Many people are aware of Sargent’s stunning society portraits and his brilliant personal watercolors,…
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Eye Candy for Today: Anders Zorn etched portrait of Augustus Saint Gaudens
Augustus Saint Gaudens II (Saint Gaudens and his Model), Anders Zorn Etching and drypoint, roughly 5 x 8 inches (14 x 20 cm); in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; downloadable large image on Wikimedia Commons Zorn is one of my favorite etchers (after only Rembrandt and Whistler), and his mastery shows here…