Category: Eye Candy for Today
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Eye Candy for Today: David Roberts’ Edinburgh
Edinburgh from the Calton Hill, David Roberts The link is to a zoomable version on The Google Art Project; there is a downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; the original is in the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia. Mid-19th century painter David Roberts was known primarily for his views of exotic locations and…
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Eye Candy for Today: Isaby crayon portrait
Lady of the Court of Napoléon I, Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Isabey In the Metropolitan Museum of Art, roughly 10×7 in (25×18 cm). Though graphite pencils largely took the place of chalk and crayon in the late 19th century, this beautiful portrait drawing — done at the turn of the 19th century and attributed to court…
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Eye Candy for Today: Sargent’s “An Artist in His Studio”
An Artist in His Studio, John Singer Sargent Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Many, if not most paintings are not named by the artist, but by subsequent buyers, sellers or scholars. If Sargent named this one (and…
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Eye Candy for Today: Bellini’s Feast of the Gods
The Feast of the Gods, Giovanni Bellini and Titian Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the National Gallery of Art, DC, which also has downloadable files (the larger of which requires a free login account). Venetian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini‘s last great painting was…
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Eye Candy for Today: Corot painting of Castel Sant’Angelo
The Bridge and Castel Sant’Angelo with the Cupola of St. Peters, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Link is to WikiArt, large version here; original is in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (Leigon of Honor). Corot painted in several styles through his career, but this is an example of my favorite type of approach on his part.…
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Eye Candy for Today: Jean-Pierre Houel’s View of a Sepulchre
View of a Sepulchre in the Underground Grotto near the Church of S.Nicola on the Island of Lipari, Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houel In the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. Gouache on paper, roughly 12×12″ (30x30cm) This beautiful gouache painting by the 18th century French painter Jean-Pierre Houel conveys a wonderful feeling for both the shadowed recesses of…