The Wilton Diptych, c. 1394 for King Richard the II, artist unknown,National Gallery, London.
One of my favorite of the Madonna and Child images. The blues are so vivid especially against the gold. It is the size of a regular book when closed. Diptych refers to the two parts of the painting.
Houses of Parliament, London, 1905 by Claude Monet, Musee Marmottan, Paris.
Another of Monet’s views of Parliament. His goal was to paint the same thing in different light, which in turn would make a different impression, much darker, yet recognizable.
Houses of Parliament, London, Sun Breaking Through the Fog, 1904 by Claude Monet, Musee d’Orsay,Paris.
Monet, like Turner recorded the London Parliament buildings but his was a study of the same building at different times of the day.
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 1834 by JWM Turner, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
A huge event that the whole city turned out to see, Turner recorded the fire at Parliament at different times of the fire and from different vantage points.
“Dark Prison (Cacrere Oscura),” c.1790 by Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Turner is the most famous and prolific British painter of the 19th Century. His watercolors and oils record the buildings an events of his world. He also traveled throughout Europe and the British isles where he recorded what he saw. The work was inspired by the Italian artist Piranesi.
An Image from the Hall of Bulls, the Caves at Lascaux, Dordogne,France.
The caves at Lascaux contain some of the earliest known art work to be created by man. They are dated to between 13,000 to 15,000 BC and were discovered in 1940. They were open but carbon dioxide from visitors was damaging the paintings so they were closed in 1963 to preserve them.
The Golden Rule, 1961 by Norman Rockwell, Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA.
Rockwell is often dismissed by “serious” critics because of his popular appeal and because he painted magazine covers. He was a very skilled artist and illustrator deserves at least the consideration given to Maxfield Parrish.
Regard and admiration for his work has increased in the last twenty years which is very good news.
Two-Tiered Still Life with Fruit and Sunset Landscape by Severin Roesen, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The still-life study of the colorful fruit in this painting is framed by a spectacular landscape scene. One of the most difficult aspects of a still-life to get right is making the objects at the front look like they are laying realistically on the table – Roesen does it well in this 19th century painting.
The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse, Tate Gallery, London.
The subject is from Tennyson’s poem of the same name. Waterhouse was a follower of the Pre-Raphaelites and this can be seen in the style and subject matter of the painting. All around her is the tapestry she has woven of knights and Camelot.
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