Category: Eye Candy for Today
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Eye Candy for Today: Frederic Remington’s Small Oaks
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…
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Eye Candy for Today: Pensionante del Saraceni still life
Still Life with Fruit and Carafe, Pensionante del Saraceni In the National Gallery of Art, DC; you have to use the download link to see a larger image. (The largest version requires a free account to download.) Clearly observed and directly painted, this early 17th century still life has a particularly beautiful compositional flow. Your…
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Eye Candy for Today: John White Alexander’s Repose
Repose, John White Alexander In the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; use the download or zoom icons under the image for high-resolution version. This stunning painting by 19th century American artist John White Alexander — who focused on paintings of well-attired young women in luxurious settings — combines the fluid brushwork of fin-de-siécle…
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Eye Candy for Today: Fuseli’s Nightmare
The Nightmare, Henry Fuseli, 1781; The Nightmare, engraving after Fuseli by Thomas Burke; The Nightmare Henri Fuseli, 1791; The Nightmare, engraving after Fuseli by Thomas Halloway Images are from Wikimedia Commons; original of the first version is in the Detroit Institute of Arts This 18th century painting by English-Swiss artist Henry Fuseli has become one…
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Eye Candy for Today: John Martin’s The Bard
The Bard, John Martin 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 Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle, UK, but their website is so poorly arranged I can’t even give you a link to the item. Though 19th century…