What makes Whistler’s portrait Harmony in Gray and Green Miss Cicely Alexander special? Many things… including: Butterflies and muted tones as siblings Disappearing into the woodwork Whose jacket brings the green to Harmony in Gray and Green ? For all this and more click through to LadyKflo's Art Blog. https://www.ladykflo.com/harmony-in-gray-and-green-miss-cicely-alexander-by-james-whistler/
What’s the story behind this Count’s smug mug? Son of a revolutionary lady The challenge of Amédée David the Comte de Pastoret Bad reputation and Legion of Honor Symbols vs. substance Introducing Amédée David the Comte de Pastoret . The painter Jean Auguste Dominiqué Ingres was a student of Jacques Louis David. It’s funny because thirty five years before this portrait, David did one with Amédée in it. He was the baby in Madame de Pastoret and Her Son. There were no signs of the man he’d become f...
Table of Contents for art blog on Madame de Pastoret and Her Son : Aristocrats vs. revolutionaries Symbols in Madame de Pastoret and Her Son Working mothers of the French Revolution Prison, exile, and a missing needle Timing wasn’t on the side of Madame de Pastoret and Her Son . In fact, she married Count Pastoret on Bastille Day. That was the climactic end of the French Revolution. As a noble aristocrat, this wasn’t an ideal anniversary day. It also meant revolutionaries, like David, started to...
Why is Stag at Sharkey’s much more than a boxing painting? Here are a few reasons: Stag night & wild stags A thrilled, expectant arena George Wesley Bellows – Ashcan art star Boxing may seem brutish. But it makes a masterpiece of Stag at Sharkey’s . George Wesley Bellows uses realistic representation and abstract blurring here. This heightens the excitement around the action. It gives viewers the immediate feeling of recognition. Oh! I know what this is about. There’s so much happening at th...
Fascinating insights about the Gray and Gold Painting lie ahead, including: John Rogers Cox: Bank Teller-Painter-Soldier-Painter Fences and distance in Gray and Gold Magic mixed with Realism A meticulous method Paintings like Gray and Gold by Cox aren’t what one might think of as art about war. It lacks literal soldiers and arms. But that’s because this painting portrays war through analogy. This natural landscape might not contain any people. But human emotion permeates the picture. Cox wields ...
This podcast on Rousseau’s The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo includes: Bottoms up bananas – reality is overrated Fight? What Fight? Rousseau’s self esteem Flowers and animals paired in The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo Jungle mystery Henri Rousseau creates a sense of play – not battle – in The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo. His singular style suits this particular fancy. That’s because Rousseau brings us into his world without much regard for the “real” one. He paints fantasy. But one that on...
Contents for The Parasol painting by Goya include: • Trapped lady and free servant • Greenery versus greys • Color and the duty in the Spanish royal court • Six tiny, hopeful, leaves Learn more about this and other masterpieces with a click to LadyKflo's Art Blog. https://www.ladykflo.com/the-fight-of-a-tiger-and-a-buffalo-by-henri-rousseau/
My blog piece about the painting Portrait of a Young Man in his Study explores: Details as personae in the Young Man in his Study painting. Lorenzo Lotto’s secretive, telling lizard. This Young Man’s dating profile. Portrait of a Young Man in his Study tips a hat to complicated gentlemen. A sense of story pervades this masterpiece. But Lorenzo Lotto lays out only the raw materials for us. We must construct the narrative ourselves. That’s the most powerful part of this piece. The painter gives us...
In this evaluation of the painting Primavera by Botticelli I cover the following concepts: Why Primavera is such a popular painting Mythical characters featured in Primavera Love stories in the Primavera painting My Primavera YouTube video Frequently Asked Questions including, “Why is Sandro Botticelli’s painting Primavera important?” Botticelli’s Primavera (Spring) exalts. It’s one of the most popular and well known paintings of all time. But this masterpiece deserves all that attention. Some ...
The young Raphael, a notorious ladies man, painted this fresh sprite of a portrait. They were likely close in age. But viewers also sense that there was nothing between painter and subject in Lady With a Unicorn . She’s a remote beauty. Her loveliness resonates more chilly than sensual. The battered looking unicorn she cradles brings a tenderness to her, though. This isn’t a typical unicorn. Most sparkle with bright and magical elegance. The Lady’s unicorn appears fragile as a brown baby bird. T...
