Category: Eye Candy for Today

The Vintage Festival, Lawrence Alma-Tadema Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the National Gallery of Victoria. This is another of Alma-Tadema’s stunning evocations of life in classical Italy, in this case, a festival in Pompeii prior to the eruption of Vesuvius. The enlarged versions…

Woman in Evening Gown, Romá Ribera Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona Ribera uses soft edges here to great effect, not only in framing his subject in soft backlighting, but in the portrayal of the texture of…

Odysseus and Polyphemus, Arnold Böcklin Link is to zoomable file on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The file on Wikimedia, though originally from the Sotheby’s sale to the museum in 2012, seems over-saturated in reds. Not having had the pleasure of seeing the…

The Dance Lesson, Edgar Degas In the National Gallery of Art, DC. Downloadable high-res file on Wikipedia, as well as a descriptive page. This wonderfully brushy oil painting — that has some of the textural feeling of the artist’s pastels — is the first of a series of works on the theme of ballet dancers…

Small Oaks, Frederic Remington Link is to a zoomable version on Google Art Project; the original is in the Frederic Remington Art Museum, which only has reproductions of their collection in their store. We usually associate 19th century painter Frederic Remington with his depictions of the American West, cowboys, Native Americans and historical subjects. It’s…