Title: Portrait of Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1785-1787 Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1798) How many artists have been in love with their subject? 18th century British portraitist Thomas Gainsborough is renowned […]
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Arts Everyday Living: The World of the 18th Century-Portrait of a Nun? A Noblewoman? Or Both?
Title: Elizabeth Throckmorton, Canoness Order of the Dames Augustines Anglaises, 1729 Artist: Nicolas de Largilliere (1656-1746) I have always been drawn to this 18th century depiction of a nun […]
Arts Everyday Living: A Musical Renoir. Creating a Melody of Colors on a Spanish Guitar
Title: Young Spanish Woman with Guitar, 1898 Artist: Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Can you almost hear the strumming of the strings? Music was a favorite theme of the iconic Impressionist Renoir […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Impressionist Mary Cassatt—A Love for Japanese Art
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY CASSATT! This Wednesday, May 22, is American Impressionist Mary Cassatt’s 180th birthday, so we are celebrating this week with her works of art. Today we […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy 180th Birthday Mary Cassatt! A Week of Celebration of Her Art
The Boating Party, 1893/1894 Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) This Wednesday, May 22, is Mary Cassatt’s 180th birthday. So we will be celebrating this week with her works of art starting with the […]
Arts Everyday Living:Van Gogh & His Reverence for the Peasants–In the Endless Fields of France
Title: Peasant Woman Binding Sheaves (After Millet), 1889 Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) During the last year of his life, Vincent continued to express his respect and reverence […]
Arts Everyday Living: Van Gogh and Gauguin–Vincent’s Homage to His Friend and Colleague
Title: Gauguin’s Armchair, November, 1888 Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Vincent’s closest friend, the artist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), once sat in this chair when the two of them were living […]
Arts Everyday Living: Van Gogh and the Flowers of Spring—The Irises of Southern France
Title: Irises, 1890 Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) FLOWERS OF SPRING AT SAINT-REMY, PART II When: In May, 1890, and is considered one of Van Gogh’s late works of […]
Arts Everyday Living: At Home with Artists–From Monet’s Garden to Van Gogh’s Townhouse
THROUGH AN ARTIST’S EYES AT HOME WITH MONET, VAN GOGH AND OTHER ARTISTS Tomorrow I will be presenting the second class of a three part series on […]
Arts Everyday Living: A Walk in the Garden with Vincent–An Evening in Autumn, Sunset Sky
Title: Garden in the Asylum, 1889 Artist: Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 When Vincent van Gogh created Garden in the Asylum in November, 1889 as shown above, he had been residing […]
