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An Allegory of Venus and Cupid, c.1550 by Agnolo Bronzino, National Gallery, London.
Bronzino's style is known as Mannerism, a style of exaggeration and poses. The meaning of the allegory is uncertain but figures such as Time (the old man), Cupid with his wings and Venus holding the golden apple she received from Paris, are easily recognizable.
Leisure Hours by John Everett Millais, The Detroit Institute of Arts.
Late in his career, Millais gave up the idealisim of his youth and the PRB and created very popular and sentimental pieces. He was also quite sought after as a portrait artist for his ability to create beautiful paintings around his subjects.
Landscape at Chaponval, 1880 by Camille Pissarro, Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
Pissarro is the only artist to exhibit his work at all the "Impressionist" shows. Throughout his career he remained true to the Impressionist vision of capturing moments in light.
William Adolph Bouguereau, Virgin with Angels, 1900.
Bouguereau often included angels, cupids, putti etc in his artwork. His art was very popular during his lifetime and continues to be popular today, as well.
The Adoration of the Magi, c.1445 by Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi,
Virgin of the Angels, 1881 by William Adolph Bouguereau, The Getty Museum, Courtesy of Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association.
This painting was restored by the conservation specialists the Getty Museum and in exchange for restoring the work the owner, The Forest Lawn Museum, allowed the Getty to display the work. Bouguereau was very popular during his lifetime and while often panned by critics, remains a popular artist among museum visitors today.
The Star of Bethlehem, 1888-91 by Edward Burne-Jones, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, UK.
This watercolor was originally a design for a tapestry and is very large roughly 8ft x 12ft and he used a ladder to do the painting.
Gloria, 1884 by Thomas Wilmer Dewing, The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Originally an entry for a Christmas Card contest - it is a perfect image for the season.
Crinum erubescens and Amaryllis superba by Priscilla Susan Bury nee Falkner Bury Aquatint printed in color, finished by hand from Priscilla Susan Falkner Bury (1793-1869)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Gift Rapt by Charley Harper Mid 20th century artist and illustrator
Charley Harper's work can be found in everything from posters, calendars, and books of all kinds. He felt an affinity toward nature and animals and both figured prominently in his work.
Stockbridge at Christmas by Norman Rockwell, Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont.
Rockwell is known for his images of holidays and Americana, this is one of his rarer landscapes.
Portrait of Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess of d'Abernon by John Singer Sargent, 1904, The Birmingham Museum of Art, AL
Another beautiful portrait by Sargent.
Snow at Louveciennes, 1878 by Alfred Sisley, Musee d'Orsay, Paris.
Sisley was strongly influenced by Monet and also tried to capture light against the landscape.
Little Yellow Horses, 1912 by Franz Marc.
Der Blaue Reiter (the blue rider) was a group of Expressionist artists, most famously Marc and Kandinsky who chose the name because Marc liked horses, Kandinsky liked riders and they both liked blue.
The Blue Gown, 1917 by Frederick Carl Frieseke, The Detroit Institute of Arts.
An American Impressionist painter who studied with the Europeans. Frieseke's work is full of color and light. What are your thoughts? I think she is all ready for a date that did not show.
Yomeimon Gate by Hasui Kawase. The gate is from the early 17th century.
Yomeimon Gate is a a very famous site in Japan at Nikko. It is considered one of Japan's most beautiful buildings. The gate has over 500 carvings and to look at them all can fill the better part of a day. The gate is part of the Toshogu Shrine, which also houses a famous sculpture of a sleeping cat.
Still Life (date unknown) by Balthasar van der Ast (c.1593-1656).
The Dutch still life painters concentrated on getting their work to look as close to the real thing as they possibly could. Their backgrounds are often dark and plain in order to feature the objects they are painting.
Waterlilies, 1903 by Beatrix Potter, ©Beatrix Potter Trust, U.K.
Most people have heard of Peter Rabbit and Tom Kitten and their creator Beatrix Potter, but they are not as aware of her botanical studies of nature and her accomplished watercolor paintings.
Love of Winter, 1914 by George Wesley Bellows, The Art Institute of Chicago.
A member of the Ashcan School and student of Robert Henri, Bellows began studying art at Ohio State.
Flag, 1954-55 by Jasper Johns, The Museum of Modern Art, New York /VAGA.
Johns representative artwork was a contrast to the work of the Abstract Expressionists before him. His re-worked images of everyday objects led the way for Pop Art.