Title: Lucia Bonasoni Garzoni, c. 1590 Artist: Lavinia Fontana, Italian, (1552-1614) Celebrating Women’s History Month Through Their Artistic Visions For more on the work of art above, […]
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Arts Everyday Living: Manet, Almost an Impressionist–For Love of a Spaniel Dog
Few artists could rival Manet’s love and understanding of animals, including his depiction of a King Charles spaniel below: Title: A King Charles Spaniel Artist: […]
Arts Everyday Living: Best Friends & Companions-The Cat of All Cats in Paris of the Belle Epoque
Title: Le Chat Noir, 1896 Artist: Theophile Steinlen (1859-1923) Imaging living in Paris in the late 19th century and walking into the Le Chat Noir or The Black Cat, considered one of […]
Arts Everyday Living: A Walk Through the Woods with Winslow Homer–Gentle Beauty of a Deer
Title: Deer Drinking, 1892 Artist: Winslow Homer (1836-1910) A Painting to Remember No copyright—United States. Under Yale University’s Open-Access Policy, anyone may use the Gallery’s open-access […]
Arts Everyday Living: Escape from Winter to the Tropics–Giant Orchids & Tiny Hummingbirds
Title: Jungle Orchids and Hummingbirds, 1872 Artist: Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904) A Painting to Remember For more on American artist Martin Johnson Heade, click: https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/8959 No […]
Arts Everyday Living: Children in Art—The Littlest Countess and Her Moppy Dog by Goya
Title: Maria Teresa de Boron y Vallabriga, Condesa de Chinchón, 1783 Artist: Francisco Goya (1746-1828) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER To discover more about the portrait above, click: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/52267-maria-teresa-de-borbon-y-vallabriga-later-condesa-de-chinchon […]
Arts Everyday Living: Children in Art–Who Painted the Girl with a Broom from Rembrandt’s Day
Title: Girl with a Broom (1646/1648-1651) Artist: Rembrandt Workshop (probably Carl Fabritius, 1622-1654) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER To learn about the complicated history of Girl with a […]
Arts Everyday Living: Children in Art-The Young Girl Who Will Live Forever, the Mystery of Juliana
Title: Miss Juliana Willoughby, 1781-1783 Artist: George Romney (1734-1802) Next week, we will begin posting holiday themed paintings. This week, though, I am choosing works of art according to my […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Valentine’s Day from Renoir—Rendezvous in the Garden of Love
Title: Picking Flowers, 1875 Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! In the public domain, courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, […]
Arts Everyday Living: Dreaming of Flowers—Could They Be Chrysanthemums?
Title: Woman in a Striped Dress Artist: Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940) Edouard Vuillard was a master of dream-like interiors, often set in his seamstress mother’s home. Composed of designs, patterns […]
