Title: Theodore Duret, 1912 Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER For more on Theodore Duret, click: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Théodore_Duret In the public domain, courtesy of the National […]
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Arts Everyday Living; Through the Eyes of Rembrandt–In Love with Wife Saskia
Title: Saskia van Uylenburgh, The Wife of the Artist, begun 1634/35, completed 1638/40 Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER In the public domain, […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Peales, Family of Artists-Portrait of a Brother & Geranium
Title: Rubens Peale with a Geranium, 1801 Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER FOR TODAY To learn more about the Peale family: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/66250-rubens-peale-geranium […]
Arts Everyday Living: John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of A Girl & Her Dog–A Painting to Remember
Title: Miss Beatrice Townsend, 1882 Artist: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER FOR TODAY In the public domain, courtesy of the National Gallery of […]
Arts Everyday Living: A Painting to Remember by John Singer Sargent-A Gilded Age Heiress
Title: Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler, 1893 Artist: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER FOR TODAY The Smithsonian American Art Museum does not endorse […]
Arts Everyday Living: Vincent van Gogh and His Love of Humanity—Portrait of Baby Marcelle
Title: Roulin’s Baby, 1888 Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) American artist Mary Cassatt (whose birthday is this Thursday) is usually associated with the subject of infants and children. Yet, did […]
Arts Everyday Living: Celebrating Black History Month-One of Our Early African-American Artists
Title: Newspaper Boy, 1869 Artist: Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901) Celebrating Black History Month He stands on the corner every day, calling out the news in all kinds of weather, […]
Arts Everyday Living: A Mystery of Art—Portrait of an Unknown Teenager of Long Ago France
Title: Portrait of a Young Girl, 1850 or 1859 Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875) This portrait by French 19th century master Corot is unusually small, approximately 10 inches high and 8 […]
Arts Everyday Living: Discovering Another Woman Artist–Alice Pike Barney & Her Family
Have you heard of Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931)? Like many accomplished women artists, her extensive body of work has not received the recognition it deserves. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, […]
Arts Everyday Living: Van Gogh’s Portrait of His Landlord’s Wife–On a Day in November
Title: L’Arlésienne Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Madame Ginoux, the wife of Vincent van Gogh’s landlord in Arles, posed for the artist and his friend Paul Gauguin […]
