Category: Eye Candy for Today

The Battle of Tragalgar, John Christian Schetky Link is to Google Art Project, downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons, original is in the Yale Center for British Art.   My apologies to those of you who have had difficulty accessing Lines and Colors in the last week or so, particularly in the last few days. The…

Still Life with Eggs, Georg Flegel Link is to an article on Viático de Vagamundo. Also on Wikimedia Commons. Unfortunately, not the best reproduction in either case, but the best I could find for such a wonderful painting by the 16th/17th century German still life master. Original is in the State Gallery in the Castle…

Still Life with Figs and Bread, Luis Meléndez The link is to a zoomable version on the Google Art Project; there is a downloadable high resolution file on Wikimedia Commons; the original is in the National Gallery of Art, DC. (The latter also offers a downloadable high resolution file, but I couldn’t access it this…

Still Life with Cake, Raphaelle Peale In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use zoom or download links under image. Texture. Yummy, yummy texture!

Cremorne pastoral, Arthur Streeton Link is to zoomable image on Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Another beautifully painterly and economical landscape by brilliant Australian painter Arthur Streeton.