Other than three months instruction under Jean-Léon Gérôme, Raffaelli had no formal painting training. He was an actor before deciding to be a painter and was able to exhibit one of his landscapes in the Salon. His style and subject matter was closer to the Realists than traditional Academicism, however; he depicted his era and
On this day in 1828, Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born. Something a bit different and more up Daughter C’s alley than mine, but I’ll give it a go. DISPLAY CAPTION This work was executed while Rossetti and other artists were decorating the Oxford Union with medievalist murals. In Oxford, Rossetti saw Jane Burden, later Mrs
“Catching the Turkey” Grandma Moses 1940 More in the “Catching the Turkey” series here. Though I know little about Grandma Moses, primitivism, or art, I am a fan of Anna Mary Robertson, and enjoy looking at her work. “A Blizzard” 1956
Rusiñol is best known as a painter of Spanish gardens. His paintings have a surrealistic tinge to them, making you want to step right through them and see the landscape for yourself. Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Santiago Rusiñol They are all quite lovely and fascinating. Visit Claudia’s site for more.
“Hey Missy!” Marica called out. “Misssyyyy!” “Yes, yes, Marica. What is it?” Missy asked as she ran into the den. “You’ll never believe this! You just won’t,” Marica said excitedly. “Ruff?” Rocky asked as he, too, trotted up to Marica’s desk. “What’s got you so excited, Marica?” Missy asked as she slid down on the
“Marica?” Missy inquired looking up from her devise. “Yes, Missy?” Marica replied looking up from her laptop. “What’s up?” “rufffff,” Rocky grumbled. The last few morning walks had been exhilarating, but they’d caught up with him. He just wanted to get on with his morning nap. “Well, I see here that our favorite artist– excepting
“Hey, Missy?” Marica asked as she approached Missy’s desk. “Sorry to interrupt, but do you have a minute?” “Sure, Marica,” Missy said slipping off her reading glasses and looking up. “I’m working on the final edits you suggested to my Epic Novel but I could use a break. What’s up?” Missy and Marica just looked
As Missy is wont to do, I’ve began last Sunday’s Travels in the middle of things. So let’s back up. First– thanks to Daughter C! Not only were the photos taken by her when she & the J-Man visited the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, but also she kindly supplied me with a lot of
Some models are predicting snow for us. I don’t forecast snow, but what do I know? Grandma Moses’ work is a treasure. Link to works by, or about Anna Mary Robertson Moses at Internet Archive. Many can be “borrowed” (downloaded) for two weeks.
“Marica?” Missy slid off the bed, sauntered over to Marica’s desk and sat down on the floor. “Oh! Hey Missy,” Marica replied. “What’s up?” “Ruff?” wondered Rocky. “Well, Marica, we wondered why you are looking so pensive these last few minutes.” “I’m trying to think of a name for something,” Marica said sighing. “Ruff?” “Oh.
I reached into the box of 40+ Horizon: A Magazine of the Arts magazines and pulled out three volumes thinking that I could clickedy clack rattle off a table of topics, contents, authors, and subjects which interested artsy cultured folks in what by chance turned out to be 1962. Can’t be done. Too much. Can’t
From “Lecture II: Traffic” in John Ruskin’s The Crown of Wild Olive: Four Lectures on Work, Traffic, War and the Future of England (ca. 1895). John Ruskin was an interesting chap. A writer, poet, artist, art critic and later social critic. According to that infallible source, his work influenced Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Proust. The final sentence
Currier & Ives Chronicles of America (1968, p191; reproduced here from the Library of Congress archives). “A Cotton Plantation…” was first published in 1884.
I mentioned earlier that today is Nathaniel Currier’s birthday. Currier opened his print publishing business in 1834. James Ives joined him in 1852 and became his partner in 1857. Currier was a trained lithographer. Ives was a businessman with “a shrewd insight into the public’s taste.” From that infallible source: Lithography originally used an image
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