Posts Tagged ‘Arts’
‘The Underground Railroad,’ a painting by Charles T. Webber from 1893.
Saturday, March 27, 2010 17:46 27 CommentsDid you like this? Share it:Tweet
Adam Elsheimer’s ‘The Flight Into Egypt’
Sunday, March 21, 2010 6:03 12 Comments- Painted in 1609, the year before Elsheimer died – owned by Munich’s Alte Pinakothek – Elsheimer was the first artist to portray the scene at night, as it was recounted by St. Matthew, who wrote the only biblical account of the episode – 12¼ inches by 16¼ inches. Painted on copper, whose smooth, nonporous [...]
Clockwise from top; ‘The Indoors Wedding Dance’ by Peter Brueghel the Younger; ‘King William III at Namur’ by Jan Wyck; ‘Deux femmes’ by Paul Gauguin; ‘Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John’ by Sandro Botticelli.
Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:02 3 CommentsFrom: The Old Masters Come Roaring Back Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
‘Spring: a landscape with elegant company on a tree-lined road.’ Joos de Momper the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Elder
Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:56 18 CommentsThe price? $4 million. Whistle. From: The Old Masters Come Roaring Back Did you like this? Share it:Tweet