Category: Eye Candy for Today
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Eye Candy for Today: Willem Claeszoon Heda still life
Still Life of Oysters, a Nautilus Cup, a Roemer, Lemon and Other Objects, Willem Claeszoon Heda On Sotheby’s (zoomable). Direct link to image file here. I love the subtle sheen of colors in the nautilus cup, and the way the glassware almost disappears into the dark background. Interesting to compare to this somewhat more elaborate…
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Eye Candy for Today: Antoine Gros chalk portrait
Portrait of a Woman, Antoine Jean Gros In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Black chalk, 11 x 8 inches (28 x 19cm). I love the way the application of the chalk is alternately bold and delicate. For such a seemingly basic material, chalk can be astonishingly subtle. With the help of a stomp, Gros has…
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Eye Candy for Today: Curran’s Fair Critics
Fair Critics, Charles Courtney Curran In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use zoom or download icons below the image. I just love paintings of artists’ studios, particularly those in which other paintings are depicted. I wish the Met’s site had more commentary about this one. Does “Fair Critics” refer to the critical judgement of those…
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Eye Candy for Today: Caravaggio’s basket of fruit
Basket of Fruit, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio) Image on Wikimedia Commons, with an article about the painting on Wikipedia. The original is in the Biblioteca Pinacoteca Academia Ambrosiana, Milan (not much in the way of info or images). This striking still life by the 16th century Italian master is in contention for being the…
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Eye Candy for Today: Hubert Robert architectural fantasy
The Bathing Pool, Hubert Robert In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Another bit of 18th century idealized landscape and architectural fantasy from Hubert Robert. Ready to trade in your gym membership?
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Eye Candy for Today: John Brown’s Cave of Dionysius
The Cave of Dionysius, Syracuse; John Brown In the Morgan Library and Museum, NY. Use the zoom feature or download link. Pen and brown ink, approximately 18 x 11 inches (46 x 27 cm). A wonderful sense of light and texture is carried throughout the drawing. It’s a fascinating composition in which the subject, though…