Ramblings of Star Stuff.

Flower Beds at Vétheuil (1881) Claude Monet

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:48:24 -0400

Flower Beds at Vétheuil (1881)

Claude Monet

collectivehistory: Irises by Vincent van Gogh ca. 1889 Van Gogh...

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:24:20 -0400

Irises by Vincent van Gogh ca. 1889

Van Gogh painted Irises the year before his death, in 1889, during his stay at the asylum in Saint Remy de Provence. Van Gogh often used painting as a way to keep himself from going insane, and this painting was one such work. It was painted before his first mental attack at the asylum. Van Gogh sent the painting to his brother Theo, who immediately sent it to the Salon des Independants that same year, where it was exhibited and highly praised.

showmethe-monet: Viktor Vasnetsov Sirin and Alkonost The Birds...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:36:57 -0400

showmethe-monet:

Viktor Vasnetsov Sirin and Alkonost The Birds of Joy and Sorrow 1896

Skull of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:12:33 -0400

Skull of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette (1885-1886)

Vincent van Gogh

The Nightmare (1781) Henry Fuseli

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:48:28 -0400

The Nightmare (1781)

Henry Fuseli

Nicola Samorì (x)

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:24:24 -0400

Nicola Samorì (x)

showmethe-monet: Carlos Schwabe, The Grave-Digger’s Death,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:36:56 -0400

showmethe-monet:

Carlos Schwabe, The Grave-Digger’s Death, 1895-1900

full-timekilljoy: Adelaide Labille-Guiard,Self Portrait with...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:12:41 -0400

full-timekilljoy:

Adelaide Labille-Guiard,Self Portrait with two Pupils, 1785,

compelling-paintings: Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:48:36 -0400

compelling-paintings:

Vincent Van Gogh

Starry Night, 1889

o/c

this one shows van gogh’s more cosmic beliefs. most people don’t notice the tiny village and church about to be destroyed by the giant waves. humankind may come to be and pass away but nature lives on.

boltaway: Madonna with the Long Neck, Parmigianino...

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:24:40 -0400

boltaway:

Madonna with the Long Neck, Parmigianino (1535-40)

Also known as Madonna and Child with Angles and St. Jerome, this famous oil painting by the Italian artist Parmigianino was composed during the Mannerist art-historical period, but never actually finished as he died before its completion. In this painting, we can see a calm and young Virgin Mary with a baby Jesus on her lap and several angels behind her. The two here are given elongated figures, a trademark of the Mannerist style, which makes them, Virgin Mary in particular, appear slender and graceful. At once, Parmigianino breaks convention and the formulaic proportions of the Renaissance era while maintaining an effulgent and elegant beauty.

ionic-columns: Edgar Degas, 1834-1917. French Impressionism. A...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:36:21 -0400

ionic-columns:

Edgar Degas, 1834-1917. French Impressionism.

A New Orleans-born aristocrat, this painter preferred the bourgeois, erotic environment of the ballet to the sunny meadows of southern France like some of his contemporaries. Fascinated by the human body in motion, he rapidly filled up entire sketchbooks with delicately rendered hands, skirts, interiors, and mirrors. Like other Impressionists, he was fascinated by the Japanese Edo concept of the “floating world”, or tilted perspective, and incorporated elements of the ukiyo-e prints into his work. A bit distant from the other Impressionists (Impressionist is, after all, a very loose title and refers more to the time period in which the artists exhibited and not necessarily their individual styles) he nonetheless helped organize exhibitions in the 1870’s and 80’s.

Blue Dancers

Yellow Dancers

Red Ballet Skirts

hansolospants: Matthias Grünewald, Kneeling King with Two...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:12:24 -0400

hansolospants:

Matthias Grünewald, Kneeling King with Two Angels, 1515 [x]

The Raft of the Medusa (1818-1819) Théodore Géricault

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:48:20 -0400

The Raft of the Medusa (1818-1819)

Théodore Géricault

Houses of Parliament, London, Sun Breaking Through the Fog...

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:24:19 -0400

Houses of Parliament, London, Sun Breaking Through the Fog (1904)

Claude Monet

allthedaysordained: Le marronnier en fleurs Renoir, 1881, oil...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:36:33 -0400

allthedaysordained:

Le marronnier en fleurs

Renoir, 1881, oil on canvas, 71 x 89 cm, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

aleyma: Cutlery set with coral, made in Italy in the late 16th...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:12:33 -0400

aleyma:

Cutlery set with coral, made in Italy in the late 16th century (source).

“This preciously decorated and extremely rare coral cutlery set from the late 1500s would have been only used on extraordinary occasions, such as a wedding, a knighting or a state visit. In the late Renaissance, the guests would typically bring their own cutlery to formal dinners. An expensively decorated cutlery set would have elicited the host’s and other guests’ admiration. Besides, coral was believed to be an antidote against poison. Therefore, in the view of its time this set of cutlery would have offered its bearer special protection during a meal at the table of a rival family or of an untrustworthy foreign ruler.” - from the MIA description

Portrait of Monsieur Lavoisier and His Wife...

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:48:19 -0400

Portrait of Monsieur Lavoisier and His Wife (1788)

Jacques-Louis David

artmastered: Anish Kapoor, Mother as a Mountain, 1985

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:24:19 -0400

artmastered:

Anish Kapoor, Mother as a Mountain, 1985

meeresstille: The Clowness Cha-U-Kao by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:36:44 -0400

meeresstille:

The Clowness Cha-U-Kao by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

art-shannonigans: By: hoooook

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:12:33 -0400

art-shannonigans:

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hoooook