All posts tagged "painting of the week"
20th century
Painting of the Week: Valentin Serov, Princess Olga Orlova
January 17, 2021Late Tsarist Russia evokes images of great social inequality in respect of health, wealth, and happiness....
dailyart
Painting of the Week: Saint George and the Dragon
January 3, 2021There is a skirmish between the hero and the villain. Fabrics whip about, horse hoofs trample,...
dailyart
Painting of the Week: Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi
December 20, 2020More than 2 billion people in more than 160 countries will celebrate Christmas this coming Friday....
Bodies And Erotic Art
Painting of the Week: François Boucher, La Toilette
November 22, 2020The soft rustle of silky cloth and the hard crackling of burning wood echo against the...
dailyart
Painting of the Week for All Saints: A Burial at Ornans by Gustave Courbet
November 1, 2020Who nowadays doesn’t appreciate Gustave Courbet‘s striking realism? We all do, but as happens with many...
Baroque
Painting of the Week: Cavaliere d’Arpino, Perseus Rescuing Andromeda
October 25, 2020The roar of the sea monster blends with the screams of the scared princess! The chained...
19th Century
Painting of the Week: Winslow Homer, Summer Squall
October 11, 2020The crashing waves roar with a deafening thunder, and the foamy spray flies with a quickening...
Baroque
Painting of the Week: Diego Velázquez, The Rokeby Venus
October 4, 2020Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660) was the leading artist in the court of King...
19th Century
Painting of the Week: Camille Pissarro, Rainbow at Pontoise
September 27, 2020Camille Pissarro has an interesting portfolio of paintings. His works are divided between cosmopolitan views of Paris...
19th Century
Painting of the Week: Firs Zhuravlev, A Fashionista Wife
September 20, 2020Firs Zhuravlev’s realistic paintings show all aspects of Russian life. And we can imagine the scene...
