Category: Eye Candy for Today

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…

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…

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…